The Ring of Sacrifice
A large 10 and the centavo sign provide the reverse’s centre of attention. The surrounding ornament is a stylization of the Anillo del Sacrificio on the Sun Stone.
Read the story →MEXICO CIRCULATING COINS
10 Centavos
One design, two steel formats
The 2009 change made ten centavos smaller. Both physical generations are stainless steel, while diameter, mass and edge distinguish the earlier B/C coin from family D.
B / C · larger form2003 photographic example
17 mm
D · smaller form2019 photographic example
14 mm
2.08 / 1.755 gB/C · D nominal mass
17 / 14 mmB/C · D diameter
Round / roundB/C · D outline
Steel / steelB/C · D material
1993 / 2009Physical generations begin
Banco de MéxicoIssuer
B and C: the larger form
17 : 14 · Relative diameter
The original modern-unit 10-centavo form entered circulation with family B in January 1993. Family C followed in January 1996 with the principal centavo design continuing.
Read the story →D: 14 millimetres from August 2009
Family D entered circulation on 6 August 2009. At 14 mm and 1.755 g, the new 10-centavo piece is smaller and lighter than the 17 mm predecessor.
Read the story →LOOK CLOSER
The details behind the design
Identity, history and materials—read together.
01
The Ring of Sacrifice
A large 10 and the centavo sign provide the reverse’s centre of attention. The surrounding ornament is a stylization of the Anillo del Sacrificio on the Sun Stone. This motif continues across the two physical formats. Its official name identifies the design source; it does not establish an additional religious meaning for the modern coin or imply a new commemorative subject.
Source: Banco de México ↗02
B and C: the larger form
The original modern-unit 10-centavo form entered circulation with family B in January 1993. Family C followed in January 1996 with the principal centavo design continuing. Both are round steel coins, 17 mm across and nominally 2.08 g, with a plain edge. The large photograph is a 2003 example of that continuing design, not an illustration of the later small D coin.
Source: Banco de México ↗03
D: 14 millimetres from August 2009
Family D entered circulation on 6 August 2009. At 14 mm and 1.755 g, the new 10-centavo piece is smaller and lighter than the 17 mm predecessor. Both remain stainless steel. The comparison photographs use a 17:14 relative diameter, enlarged rather than shown at actual size. The change is therefore explained by measured dimensions, not by the different tones of the two photographs.
Source: Banco de México ↗04
The edge adds another clue
The earlier form has a plain edge. Banco de México describes the D-family edge as ranurado, a grooved treatment. It should be distinguished from the interrupted reeding specified for the D-family 20-centavo coin. Face-on photographs cannot establish every detail of an edge; the written specification is the basis for this comparison, and no reconstructed edge photograph is supplied.
Source: Banco de México ↗05
Withdrawal is not demonetization
The larger B and C 10-centavo coins are in the issuer’s withdrawal process. They keep their face value for payment, but banks receiving them remove them from circulation rather than return them to customers. Family D belongs to the current catalogue. The withdrawal status belongs to the particular form; it must not be applied indiscriminately to every coin with a value of ten centavos.
Source: Banco de México ↗06
Compare shape, size and value together
Both generations have a circular outer rim and share the national arms on the obverse. The clearest physical distinction is size, supported by mass and edge treatment. A family label is useful for organising those traits, but the label itself is not printed as B, C or D on the coin. Check the actual numeral and dimensions before assigning a specimen to the smaller format.
Source: Banco de México ↗07
Part of a coordinated small-coin change
The 10-, 20- and 50-centavo D coins share the same 6 August 2009 circulation date, yet they do not share one specification. Their diameters, masses and edges differ. The 20- and 50-centavo comparisons also involve a change from aluminium bronze to steel, whereas 10 centavos was already steel. Each denomination therefore needs its own physical story.
Source: Banco de México ↗THE OBJECT
Specifications & material eras
| Family | Start of circulation / era | Diameter · mm | Mass · g | Composition | Edge | Official status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1993-01 | 17 | 2.08 | Stainless steel | Plain | Withdrawal; payment valid |
| C | 1996-01-01 | 17 | 2.08 | Stainless steel | Plain | Withdrawal; payment valid |
| D | 2009-08-06 | 14 | 1.755 | Stainless steel | Grooved | Current catalogue |
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THE EVERYDAY OBJECT, IN NUMBERS
Coins in Everyday Mexico
AUGUST 2026 · 10 Centavos
11,387.554
million pieces in circulation
The monthly series began at 3,694.874 million pieces in January 1999. Its changing balance describes this denomination across designs and generations.
Scale: 0–12,000 million pieces
A denomination-level circulation balance, in millions of pieces. It is not annual mintage, newly issued coins, production, monetary value or how often a coin appears in change. The figures do not separate designs or coin families.
Read the monthly figures · 332 observations
Monthly periods; January 1999–August 2026. Scroll within the table for earlier values.
| Month | Million pieces |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 11,387.554405 |
| 2026-07 | 11,387.565627 |
| 2026-06 | 11,387.627751 |
| 2026-05 | 11,387.638498 |
| 2026-04 | 11,387.638497 |
| 2026-03 | 11,387.803483 |
| 2026-02 | 11,387.804173 |
| 2026-01 | 11,387.816899 |
| 2025-12 | 11,387.816878 |
| 2025-11 | 11,387.973158 |
| 2025-10 | 11,388.563233 |
| 2025-09 | 11,388.573758 |
| 2025-08 | 11,388.573727 |
| 2025-07 | 11,388.583893 |
| 2025-06 | 11,388.594996 |
| 2025-05 | 11,388.600111 |
| 2025-04 | 11,388.600111 |
| 2025-03 | 11,388.618793 |
| 2025-02 | 11,388.664294 |
| 2025-01 | 11,388.664288 |
| 2024-12 | 11,388.666196 |
| 2024-11 | 11,388.666194 |
| 2024-10 | 11,388.680417 |
| 2024-09 | 11,388.681357 |
| 2024-08 | 11,388.076356 |
| 2024-07 | 11,388.083273 |
| 2024-06 | 11,388.093226 |
| 2024-05 | 11,388.105899 |
| 2024-04 | 11,388.104845 |
| 2024-03 | 11,388.109692 |
| 2024-02 | 11,388.109692 |
| 2024-01 | 11,388.106406 |
| 2023-12 | 11,388.106406 |
| 2023-11 | 11,388.114518 |
| 2023-10 | 11,388.113979 |
| 2023-09 | 11,388.113715 |
| 2023-08 | 11,388.119904 |
| 2023-07 | 11,388.144902 |
| 2023-06 | 11,388.135231 |
| 2023-05 | 11,388.13677 |
| 2023-04 | 11,388.084568 |
| 2023-03 | 11,388.079569 |
| 2023-02 | 11,388.082248 |
| 2023-01 | 11,387.67225 |
| 2022-12 | 11,387.67763 |
| 2022-11 | 11,387.677609 |
| 2022-10 | 11,387.677617 |
| 2022-09 | 11,387.677798 |
| 2022-08 | 11,387.678321 |
| 2022-07 | 11,387.669584 |
| 2022-06 | 11,387.694646 |
| 2022-05 | 11,387.68964 |
| 2022-04 | 11,387.664204 |
| 2022-03 | 11,387.663627 |
| 2022-02 | 11,387.577433 |
| 2022-01 | 11,387.381876 |
| 2021-12 | 11,387.381874 |
| 2021-11 | 11,387.321227 |
| 2021-10 | 11,387.221185 |
| 2021-09 | 11,387.020985 |
| 2021-08 | 11,386.895985 |
| 2021-07 | 11,386.845985 |
| 2021-06 | 11,386.605986 |
| 2021-05 | 11,386.570986 |
| 2021-04 | 11,386.520986 |
| 2021-03 | 11,386.460986 |
| 2021-02 | 11,386.385986 |
| 2021-01 | 11,386.375986 |
| 2020-12 | 11,386.345986 |
| 2020-11 | 11,386.145986 |
| 2020-10 | 11,385.825986 |
| 2020-09 | 11,385.084483 |
| 2020-08 | 11,384.754483 |
| 2020-07 | 11,384.564483 |
| 2020-06 | 11,383.764483 |
| 2020-05 | 11,383.539483 |
| 2020-04 | 11,383.344483 |
| 2020-03 | 11,383.149483 |
| 2020-02 | 11,382.930104 |
| 2020-01 | 11,382.897126 |
| 2019-12 | 11,382.751811 |
| 2019-11 | 11,381.71169 |
| 2019-10 | 11,380.149787 |
| 2019-09 | 11,378.559461 |
| 2019-08 | 11,377.134379 |
| 2019-07 | 11,376.037686 |
| 2019-06 | 11,375.032452 |
| 2019-05 | 11,373.323253 |
| 2019-04 | 11,371.540065 |
| 2019-03 | 11,370.495778 |
| 2019-02 | 11,369.441952 |
| 2019-01 | 11,369.138609 |
| 2018-12 | 11,368.46655 |
| 2018-11 | 11,363.578447 |
| 2018-10 | 11,357.339124 |
| 2018-09 | 11,352.067305 |
| 2018-08 | 11,348.578631 |
| 2018-07 | 11,344.938547 |
| 2018-06 | 11,341.044637 |
| 2018-05 | 11,337.603531 |
| 2018-04 | 11,330.984367 |
| 2018-03 | 11,325.730945 |
| 2018-02 | 11,321.673023 |
| 2018-01 | 11,319.30057 |
| 2017-12 | 11,317.137113 |
| 2017-11 | 11,307.439652 |
| 2017-10 | 11,301.009116 |
| 2017-09 | 11,295.309809 |
| 2017-08 | 11,292.264987 |
| 2017-07 | 11,288.47479 |
| 2017-06 | 11,283.433665 |
| 2017-05 | 11,280.005633 |
| 2017-04 | 11,273.547447 |
| 2017-03 | 11,268.378151 |
| 2017-02 | 11,264.409043 |
| 2017-01 | 11,261.655625 |
| 2016-12 | 11,259.590295 |
| 2016-11 | 11,244.283105 |
| 2016-10 | 11,224.57449 |
| 2016-09 | 11,207.485535 |
| 2016-08 | 11,199.015661 |
| 2016-07 | 11,190.176502 |
| 2016-06 | 11,179.354734 |
| 2016-05 | 11,169.74772 |
| 2016-04 | 11,156.048348 |
| 2016-03 | 11,146.616605 |
| 2016-02 | 11,133.624557 |
| 2016-01 | 11,128.466227 |
| 2015-12 | 11,121.153252 |
| 2015-11 | 11,074.777137 |
| 2015-10 | 11,043.425191 |
| 2015-09 | 11,016.636349 |
| 2015-08 | 10,999.652615 |
| 2015-07 | 10,986.47626 |
| 2015-06 | 10,965.821688 |
| 2015-05 | 10,954.722066 |
| 2015-04 | 10,936.190531 |
| 2015-03 | 10,921.215253 |
| 2015-02 | 10,904.166719 |
| 2015-01 | 10,890.026346 |
| 2014-12 | 10,879.365019 |
| 2014-11 | 10,836.989844 |
| 2014-10 | 10,793.269759 |
| 2014-09 | 10,763.804491 |
| 2014-08 | 10,748.243987 |
| 2014-07 | 10,730.978862 |
| 2014-06 | 10,712.288823 |
| 2014-05 | 10,693.723784 |
| 2014-04 | 10,656.961577 |
| 2014-03 | 10,627.707568 |
| 2014-02 | 10,601.792862 |
| 2014-01 | 10,578.010811 |
| 2013-12 | 10,554.870932 |
| 2013-11 | 10,518.687514 |
| 2013-10 | 10,454.680075 |
| 2013-09 | 10,404.590326 |
| 2013-08 | 10,377.780595 |
| 2013-07 | 10,352.135588 |
| 2013-06 | 10,313.764562 |
| 2013-05 | 10,281.599555 |
| 2013-04 | 10,253.754515 |
| 2013-03 | 10,233.029391 |
| 2013-02 | 10,208.964168 |
| 2013-01 | 10,184.385193 |
| 2012-12 | 10,161.280427 |
| 2012-11 | 10,119.025344 |
| 2012-10 | 10,064.296327 |
| 2012-09 | 10,016.050583 |
| 2012-08 | 9,989.329685 |
| 2012-07 | 9,957.089757 |
| 2012-06 | 9,920.20476 |
| 2012-05 | 9,889.796399 |
| 2012-04 | 9,850.116254 |
| 2012-03 | 9,823.116264 |
| 2012-02 | 9,791.655856 |
| 2012-01 | 9,771.708729 |
| 2011-12 | 9,748.566949 |
| 2011-11 | 9,701.706336 |
| 2011-10 | 9,638.436267 |
| 2011-09 | 9,597.681213 |
| 2011-08 | 9,563.410276 |
| 2011-07 | 9,522.203777 |
| 2011-06 | 9,490.473784 |
| 2011-05 | 9,432.503793 |
| 2011-04 | 9,388.958799 |
| 2011-03 | 9,363.923543 |
| 2011-02 | 9,326.830244 |
| 2011-01 | 9,303.963057 |
| 2010-12 | 9,286.006348 |
| 2010-11 | 9,231.91673 |
| 2010-10 | 9,170.126727 |
| 2010-09 | 9,114.904007 |
| 2010-08 | 9,080.933888 |
| 2010-07 | 9,044.098915 |
| 2010-06 | 9,013.972381 |
| 2010-05 | 8,972.437162 |
| 2010-04 | 8,944.752135 |
| 2010-03 | 8,909.032039 |
| 2010-02 | 8,867.401998 |
| 2010-01 | 8,847.265065 |
| 2009-12 | 8,823.811032 |
| 2009-11 | 8,774.690937 |
| 2009-10 | 8,727.1699 |
| 2009-09 | 8,681.521968 |
| 2009-08 | 8,650.624159 |
| 2009-07 | 8,622.953624 |
| 2009-06 | 8,580.903582 |
| 2009-05 | 8,534.663576 |
| 2009-04 | 8,501.478559 |
| 2009-03 | 8,471.948419 |
| 2009-02 | 8,435.548374 |
| 2009-01 | 8,420.043381 |
| 2008-12 | 8,394.363381 |
| 2008-11 | 8,321.258249 |
| 2008-10 | 8,278.698267 |
| 2008-09 | 8,248.043378 |
| 2008-08 | 8,222.898036 |
| 2008-07 | 8,196.093016 |
| 2008-06 | 8,149.317966 |
| 2008-05 | 8,118.442908 |
| 2008-04 | 8,081.057769 |
| 2008-03 | 8,053.967627 |
| 2008-02 | 8,032.942419 |
| 2008-01 | 8,008.592441 |
| 2007-12 | 7,986.927306 |
| 2007-11 | 7,925.732378 |
| 2007-10 | 7,863.39738 |
| 2007-09 | 7,818.542409 |
| 2007-08 | 7,788.357244 |
| 2007-07 | 7,740.432256 |
| 2007-06 | 7,700.157504 |
| 2007-05 | 7,674.242342 |
| 2007-04 | 7,628.125802 |
| 2007-03 | 7,611.0424 |
| 2007-02 | 7,581.442403 |
| 2007-01 | 7,557.902434 |
| 2006-12 | 7,533.677487 |
| 2006-11 | 7,470.732511 |
| 2006-10 | 7,402.467546 |
| 2006-09 | 7,356.857423 |
| 2006-08 | 7,310.391709 |
| 2006-07 | 7,260.971762 |
| 2006-06 | 7,231.341791 |
| 2006-05 | 7,194.201511 |
| 2006-04 | 7,162.416552 |
| 2006-03 | 7,129.946531 |
| 2006-02 | 7,104.349032 |
| 2006-01 | 7,081.339 |
| 2005-12 | 7,055.334058 |
| 2005-11 | 6,989.804064 |
| 2005-10 | 6,916.909052 |
| 2005-09 | 6,863.238982 |
| 2005-08 | 6,834.548983 |
| 2005-07 | 6,783.744315 |
| 2005-06 | 6,751.708929 |
| 2005-05 | 6,715.458933 |
| 2005-04 | 6,684.963902 |
| 2005-03 | 6,666.09393 |
| 2005-02 | 6,634.638918 |
| 2005-01 | 6,615.613854 |
| 2004-12 | 6,586.93892 |
| 2004-11 | 6,521.508901 |
| 2004-10 | 6,459.003915 |
| 2004-09 | 6,426.638983 |
| 2004-08 | 6,396.304135 |
| 2004-07 | 6,354.319158 |
| 2004-06 | 6,316.604001 |
| 2004-05 | 6,283.234106 |
| 2004-04 | 6,253.519086 |
| 2004-03 | 6,226.894059 |
| 2004-02 | 6,197.784251 |
| 2004-01 | 6,178.304118 |
| 2003-12 | 6,155.259078 |
| 2003-11 | 6,077.000435 |
| 2003-10 | 6,021.82531 |
| 2003-09 | 5,971.485359 |
| 2003-08 | 5,937.250221 |
| 2003-07 | 5,909.050338 |
| 2003-06 | 5,865.025309 |
| 2003-05 | 5,834.335178 |
| 2003-04 | 5,803.625207 |
| 2003-03 | 5,762.560018 |
| 2003-02 | 5,737.189893 |
| 2003-01 | 5,726.674861 |
| 2002-12 | 5,699.855068 |
| 2002-11 | 5,633.685039 |
| 2002-10 | 5,579.81004 |
| 2002-09 | 5,548.949824 |
| 2002-08 | 5,519.899622 |
| 2002-07 | 5,491.905027 |
| 2002-06 | 5,453.219863 |
| 2002-05 | 5,419.054355 |
| 2002-04 | 5,385.139153 |
| 2002-03 | 5,350.014184 |
| 2002-02 | 5,319.694173 |
| 2002-01 | 5,297.188995 |
| 2001-12 | 5,253.579053 |
| 2001-11 | 5,186.894036 |
| 2001-10 | 5,134.689029 |
| 2001-09 | 5,098.381715 |
| 2001-08 | 5,075.199178 |
| 2001-07 | 5,034.219229 |
| 2001-06 | 4,982.959265 |
| 2001-05 | 4,939.419237 |
| 2001-04 | 4,897.799199 |
| 2001-03 | 4,852.389178 |
| 2001-02 | 4,820.109189 |
| 2001-01 | 4,787.629114 |
| 2000-12 | 4,755.373293 |
| 2000-11 | 4,681.792642 |
| 2000-10 | 4,596.897665 |
| 2000-09 | 4,551.567427 |
| 2000-08 | 4,510.70779 |
| 2000-07 | 4,459.427841 |
| 2000-06 | 4,414.912723 |
| 2000-05 | 4,365.682441 |
| 2000-04 | 4,319.677174 |
| 2000-03 | 4,280.127176 |
| 2000-02 | 4,242.226753 |
| 2000-01 | 4,207.126721 |
| 1999-12 | 4,183.921715 |
| 1999-11 | 4,102.881702 |
| 1999-10 | 4,031.476848 |
| 1999-09 | 3,978.16677 |
| 1999-08 | 3,937.281771 |
| 1999-07 | 3,899.103137 |
| 1999-06 | 3,865.253072 |
| 1999-05 | 3,826.538233 |
| 1999-04 | 3,784.638092 |
| 1999-03 | 3,757.90451 |
| 1999-02 | 3,718.719452 |
| 1999-01 | 3,694.874449 |
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México SIE ↗
Observed period: August 2026. Retrieved 14 September 2026. Figures may be revised.
DESIGNS & GENERATIONS
The denomination register
Compare design identities and material eras. Start dates are documented circulation milestones; no complete annual minting range is implied.
Family B · 10 centavos
Ring of Sacrifice
- Family
- B
- Circulation starts
- 1993-01
- Official status
- Withdrawal; payment valid
- Inscription
- Cent sign; principal design continues across B/C.
- Material eras
- 1993-01 · Stainless steel
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗
Family C · 10 centavos
Ring of Sacrifice
- Family
- C
- Circulation starts
- 1996-01-01
- Official status
- Withdrawal; payment valid
- Inscription
- Cent sign; principal design continues across B/C.
- Material eras
- 1996-01-01 · Stainless steel
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗
Family D · 10 centavos
Ring of Sacrifice
- Family
- D
- Circulation starts
- 2009-08-06
- Official status
- Current catalogue
- Inscription
- Cent sign; smaller D physical generation.
- Material eras
- 2009-08-06 · Stainless steel
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗
Sources & image credits
Banco de México specifications and original legal records. Research checked through 13 September 2026; release and authorization are distinguished.
Open the source list
- Banco de México · Coins being withdrawn
- Banco de México · Currently manufactured coins
- Banco de México · 10 centavos D
- Banco de México · 20 centavos D
- Banco de México · 50 centavos D
- Banco de México · Withdrawing B coins
- Banco de México · Withdrawing C coins
- Banco de México / DOF · 1992 technical coin decree
- Banco de México / DOF · Circular 2024/95, 27 December 1995
- Banco de México / DOF · Circular E-122/2009, 6 August 2009
Hero setting: an archival interior, material-study space or architectural landscape artwork. The setting is not a documentary record; the separately shown coin photographs provide the design evidence.
Coin photographs · montana2011 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Coin photographs · Numismatica Quetzalcoatl (Gabriel Herrera) · CC BY 4.0
Photographs retain their original coin detail and finish. Exterior background masks are for layout only. The opening detail is an enlarged crop; complete faces appear above and in the design section. Images are enlarged, not actual size; paired faces are design references, not a same-specimen claim.