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Design features
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Type |
D |
| Diameter |
14 mm |
| Shape |
Round |
| Weight |
1.755 grams |
| Edge |
Sloted
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Obverse
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In the center field, the national shield with the inscription “ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS” (UNITED MEXICAN STATES) along the top of the coin. |
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Reverse
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In the center of the coin, the number ten “10” as the key motif and denoting face value; to its right the cent symbol “¢”; top center, the mint year; bottom center, the Mexican mint mark “M”; to the right, parallel to the edge, a stylized image of the “Ring of the Sacrifice of the Sun Stone.” |
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In circulation as of August 6, 2009.
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Composition
Stainless steel alloy comprised of the following materials:
- Between 16% and 18% (sixteen and eighteen percent) chrome;
- 0.75% (seventy-five basis points) nickel, maximum;
- 0.12% (twelve basis points) carbon, maximum;
- 1% (one percent) silicon, maximum;
- 1% (one percent) manganese, maximum;
- 0.03% (three basis points) sulfur, maximum;
- 0.04% (four basis points) phosphorus, maximum; and
- The remainder, iron.
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