History of the Mexican Coin

The coins from their beginnings were formed

exclusively by metals like gold, silver and to
lesser degree of copper during the 19th century
and the first decades of the 20th century.
History of the Mexican Coin
The coined coin was developed during the colonial era by
the house of Mexico during the reign of Carlos 1 and
Juana la Loca were made in silver.

Carlos I - Felipe II(1536 - House of Mexico and Foreign

1572) Houses
History of the Mexican Coin
With the passage of the war of independence and the
lack of metals the moral general coined for the first time
the fiduciary coin whose value was great than
established.

Moneda de cobre de 8 reales

acuñada durante la Guerra de
Independencia.
History of the Mexican Coin
From 1823 the Mexican currency has the national shield
on the front and the reverse has undergone several
modifications.

Currency of the United

Mexican States (1905 -
current)