Mexico, 1987 AD., Mexico City mint, 50 Pesos, KM 495.
Mexico, Mexico City mint, 1987 AD.,
50 Pesos (23,5 mm / 8,38 g), copper-nickel, 8,50 g theor. mint weight, mintage 210.000.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS , Mexico's national symbol, an eagle with a snake in beak, perched on cactus, facing left, enclosed in a circle formed by the legend and a wreath - El Escudo Nacional con el águila de perfil hacia la izquierda y devorando a la serpiente con el pico; está parada sobre un nopal y abajo las ramas de laurel y encino atadas por un listón. La leyenda "Estados Unidos Mexicanos".
Rev.: â ‘â š / $ 50 / 1987 / JUAREZ - Mo , bust of Benito Juarez 1/4 left with diagonal value at left, 4 points above ("50" in braille), mint mark to r.
KM 495 .
Benito Juárez ( 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) born Benito Pablo Juárez GarcÃa, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872. He resisted the French occupation of Mexico, overthrew the Second Mexican Empire, restored the Republic, and used liberal efforts to modernize the country.