Obverse: identify the front

The genuine national-arms face shows an eagle with a snake above the cactus, with ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS around the rim. The reference identifies this as the obverse, even though some collections put the portrait first. Match it with the dated Cuauhtémoc face rather than transferring a familiar national emblem from another denomination.

Reverse: identify the back

The reverse shows Cuauhtémoc facing left in a headdress, CINCO PESOS, the 1947 issue date, Mo and the printed 30 GRAMOS / LEY 0.900 standard. The genuine photograph illustrates KM465. The 1948 annual issue belongs to the same inspected type, but the pictured face is specifically dated 1947. A visible nominal standard does not assay a customer coin.

History and purpose

The reference’s KM465 table contains separate annual rows for 1947 and 1948. Its Cuauhtémoc portrait and 30-g/.900 standard distinguish the issue from the later Hidalgo and commemorative silver five pesos. Gold five-peso coins also exist, so the denomination itself is not a metal specification.

How to identify this variant

Confirm CINCO PESOS, the full 1947 or 1948 date, Cuauhtémoc’s headdress and the nominal 30 GRAMOS / LEY 0.900 legend. The reference gives 40 mm and a reeded edge for KM465, with Mo noted. Compare both faces, edge and measured mass. Patterns, replicas and other five-peso standards are outside this guide.

Understanding its metal content

One matching coin contributes 0.868 reference fine silver troy ounce. Three contribute 2.604 fine silver ounce and 90 nominal gross grams. Nominal silver mass follows gross mass × fineness; the designated reference supplies the stated rounded ounces. Use only coins matching this exact standard. Worn, plated or altered pieces require separate assessment.

Dates, varieties and composition changes

Actual source-supported family issue years are 1947–1948. Designs remain attributed to their dated types.

KM465 — Cuauhtémoc

Specific annual rows list 1947 and 1948. Mo is noted by the reference. The pictured specimen is 1947; no annual continuity or separate finish is inferred beyond the two inspected rows.

Melt value versus collector value

Preserve the actual issue date, mint mark, edge and surfaces. The two annual dates share the inspected standard, but a reference metal calculation does not price condition, authenticity or collector demand. A bright surface does not establish a special finish. Keep uncertain coins separate rather than assign silver content from a matching portrait.

Authenticity and condition

Provide complete photographs of both faces, the full issue date and denomination, the edge, and actual measured mass/diameter when available. These genuine reference photos help identify a design; they do not authenticate, grade or assay another specimen. Keep unresolved pieces separate until attributed.

Selling this coin

Sort this exact five-peso composition away from other weights, purities, gold coins, replicas and unresolved specimens. Use the existing photo-appraisal link with the selected quantity for collection details and photographs. Live dollar pricing is unavailable until a provider is approved. Reference metal content is not a purchase offer or guaranteed recovery amount.

Sources and calculation methodology

The reference’s designated melt table gives 30 g/.900/.868 ASW, while its dated KM465 table displays 30.0000 g/.9000/.8681. The designated melt value remains the reference calculation; the dated rounding difference is disclosed, without averaging or assigning a different alloy. Diameter is 40 mm and the edge is reeded. Thickness and remaining alloy-metal identities are not independently verified. Actual annual rows and independent photographic permissions were inspected on 2026-10-11. The genuine reference faces illustrate 1947 KM465 Cuauhtémoc five pesos only. Full photographs are converted to WebP without upscaling or invented artwork; source faces and any pair splitting are disclosed in the credits. Face labels follow the inspected reference design convention, not filenames. No reference prices, mintages or descriptive articles are copied.

Common questions

References

• NGC: designated world-silver melt reference — identity; designated weight; fineness; reference ASW; broad date envelope (checked 2026-10-11)
• Mexico ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 5 Pesos KM# 465 dated type — identity; weight; fineness; dated ASW; diameter; dates from specific annual rows; design (checked 2026-10-11)
• Albertomos: genuine 1947 KM465 Cuauhtémoc five pesos obverse and permission — genuine representative photograph; independent creator and reuse permission (checked 2026-10-11)
• Albertomos: genuine 1947 KM465 Cuauhtémoc five pesos reverse and permission — genuine representative photograph; independent creator and reuse permission (checked 2026-10-11)

Issue-year references

• Mexico ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 5 Pesos KM# 465 dated type

Photograph credits and rights

• Obverse — Albertomos / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0; Whole genuine downloaded photograph converted to WebP without altered artwork or upscaling; face labels follow NGC design convention · Creator: Albertomos · Rights holder: Albertomos · Image source · CC BY 4.0
• Reverse — Albertomos / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0; Whole genuine downloaded photograph converted to WebP without altered artwork or upscaling; face labels follow NGC design convention · Creator: Albertomos · Rights holder: Albertomos · Image source · CC BY 4.0

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