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Twenty pesos coins (1917-1990)

Gold

lot 2331lot 2331 reverse
KM-479 $20 1920 (Stack’s-Bowers NYINC auction 15 January 2022, lot 2331)

These were 90% gold and 10% copper, weighed 16.666 g with a diameter of 27.5 mm.

Year Mintage  
1917  852,000  
1918 2,830,500  
1919 1,093,500  
1920 462,198 20 over 10
1921 921,500 21 over 11
1959 Restrike  1,158,414   

 

KM 478 1920 20 over 10KM 478 1920 20 over 10 reverse
KM-478 1920 $20 20 over 10

lot 41453lot 41453 reverse
KM-479 $20 1921 21 over 11 (Stack’s-Bowers auction 26 August 2025, lot 41453)

Silver

Type 1 - (Mayan culture)

KM-486

These were composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel. They had a diameter of 32 mm and weight of 15,14 g. Mintage was 

Year Mintage  
1980 84,900,000  
1981  250,573,396  
1982  236,892,000  
1984  55,000,000  

 

Type 2 - (Victoria)

KM 508KM 508 reverse
KM-508 1985 $20

These had a composition of 92% copper, 6% aluminum and 2% nickel, diameter of 21 mm and weight of 5.86 g.  

Year Mintage  
1985  25,000,000   wide date, open 5: narrow date, open 5: wide date, closed 5
1986 10,000,000   
1988 355,200,000 closed 8, open 8
1989  289,100,000  
1990 126, 550,000 double-die reverse