Decimal issues of the Mexico City mint (copper-nickel coins)
These fractional coins were decreed by an act of 16 December 1881 but proved very unpopular and were discontinued on 12 December 1883. For a detailed history of the process, see here.
One centavo
KM-392 1c 1882 (Stack’s Bowers NYINC auction, 19 January 2023, lot 42722)
Diameter 16 mm.
| Date | Recorded Mintage |
Comment |
| 1882 | 99,955,000 | |
| 1883 |
Two centavos
KM-395 2c 1883 (Stack’s Bowers auction, 28 February 2025, lot 77356)
Diameter 18 mm.
| Date | Recorded Mintage |
Comment |
| 1882 | 50,023,000 | |
| 1883/2 | ||
| 1882 |
Five centavos
KM-399 5c 1882 (Stack’s Bowers auction, 23 October 2025, lot 73126)
Diameter 20 mm.
| Date | Recorded Mintage |
Comment |
| 1882 | ||
| 1883 |