The Ring of Days
The reverse is built around the numeral 2, a peso sign, the mint mark and the date. Its ornament comes from the Anillo de los Días, the Ring of Days on the Sun Stone.
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2 Pesos
Days around a modern value
A steel outer ring surrounds a golden-coloured centre. The numeral 2 and the Sun Stone’s Ring of Days connect the familiar bimetallic form to a much older design source.
ObverseNational Emblem
ReverseAnillo de los Días
5.19 gOriginal C nominal mass
23 mmDiameter
BimetallicComposition
PlainEdge
1993Modern-unit lineage
Banco de MéxicoIssuer
From N$2 to $2
B · 1993C · 19962025 · XII
Design references · transitions explained below
Family B entered the modern monetary system in January 1993 with the N$ notation. Family C followed in January 1996 using the peso sign without N.
Read the story →A ring and a centre
The original 2-peso specification gives a 23 mm round coin with a plain edge and a nominal mass of 5.19 g. A stainless-steel outer ring surrounds an aluminium-bronze centre.
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The details behind the design
Identity, history and materials—read together.
01
The Ring of Days
The reverse is built around the numeral 2, a peso sign, the mint mark and the date. Its ornament comes from the Anillo de los Días, the Ring of Days on the Sun Stone. The original legal description and Banco de México’s Spanish specification establish that name. It distinguishes this coin from one peso, whose selected motif is the Ring of Splendour.
Source: Banco de México ↗02
From N$2 to $2
Family B entered the modern monetary system in January 1993 with the N$ notation. Family C followed in January 1996 using the peso sign without N. The change of inscription did not create a new unit of value. Both belong to the modern peso lineage and share the principal Sun Stone selection, while the notation helps distinguish their monetary presentation.
Source: Banco de México ↗03
A ring and a centre
The original 2-peso specification gives a 23 mm round coin with a plain edge and a nominal mass of 5.19 g. A stainless-steel outer ring surrounds an aluminium-bronze centre. This is a physical assembly of two metal components, not merely a two-colour printed design. The 2019 photograph illustrates the earlier core era; its tone is not used as proof of the alloy.
Source: Banco de México ↗04
A new core from December 2025
Banco de México confirms circulation of coins with a bronze-coated-steel centre from December 2025. The outer ring remains stainless steel. That is a material-era transition within this denomination, not a reason to invent another reverse design. The published headline mass of 5.19 g is retained here for the original specification; a separately verified total mass for the selected new-core coin is not supplied.
Source: Banco de México ↗05
Earlier coins remain part of the story
The B-family design appears among other valid coins, and the C-family denomination remains in the issuer’s current catalogue. The appearance of a new core is not evidence that every older example has been demonetized or that older-core manufacture ended on a single known date. Official status, metal selection and actual availability are different questions and are kept separate in the register.
Source: Banco de México ↗06
Read the inscription before the finish
A specimen’s numeral establishes the denomination; its N$ or $ notation helps locate the family era. The national arms occupy the opposite face. Surface colour varies with photography and the condition of a coin, so it cannot by itself separate original aluminium bronze from a bronze-coated-steel core. Nor does the M° mint mark identify a particular mint facility without further evidence.
Source: Banco de México ↗07
A family resemblance, with distinct motifs
The 1-, 2- and 5-peso coins share the steel-ring, warmer-centre arrangement and the confirmed December 2025 core transition. Their Sun Stone motifs and original dimensions remain distinct. One peso uses the Ring of Splendour, two pesos the Ring of Days, and five pesos the Ring of Serpents. Reading them together connects a shared material history with three different selections from the monument.
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 | 23 | 5.19 | Aluminium-bronze core; stainless ring | Plain | Other valid design |
| C | 1996-01-01 | 23 | 5.19 | Aluminium-bronze core; stainless ring | Plain | Current catalogue |
| C | 2025-12 | 23 | Not established | Bronze-coated-steel core; stainless ring | Plain | Current catalogue |
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THE EVERYDAY OBJECT, IN NUMBERS
Coins in Everyday Mexico
AUGUST 2026 · 2 Pesos
4,476.482
million pieces in circulation
The monthly series began at 278.028 million pieces in January 1999. Its changing balance describes this denomination across designs and generations.
Scale: 0–5,000 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 | 4,476.481813 |
| 2026-07 | 4,442.968103 |
| 2026-06 | 4,408.993427 |
| 2026-05 | 4,371.449667 |
| 2026-04 | 4,350.154296 |
| 2026-03 | 4,333.480253 |
| 2026-02 | 4,313.522248 |
| 2026-01 | 4,260.386394 |
| 2025-12 | 4,216.584615 |
| 2025-11 | 4,156.563283 |
| 2025-10 | 4,139.923382 |
| 2025-09 | 4,126.841511 |
| 2025-08 | 4,056.807336 |
| 2025-07 | 4,008.414688 |
| 2025-06 | 3,974.089591 |
| 2025-05 | 3,956.528975 |
| 2025-04 | 3,914.784931 |
| 2025-03 | 3,877.994571 |
| 2025-02 | 3,837.100765 |
| 2025-01 | 3,812.909057 |
| 2024-12 | 3,783.25143 |
| 2024-11 | 3,727.627196 |
| 2024-10 | 3,690.777149 |
| 2024-09 | 3,655.184739 |
| 2024-08 | 3,627.707271 |
| 2024-07 | 3,602.766125 |
| 2024-06 | 3,562.908366 |
| 2024-05 | 3,534.258147 |
| 2024-04 | 3,498.308552 |
| 2024-03 | 3,481.190853 |
| 2024-02 | 3,451.894853 |
| 2024-01 | 3,428.126296 |
| 2023-12 | 3,386.672297 |
| 2023-11 | 3,330.186252 |
| 2023-10 | 3,289.167417 |
| 2023-09 | 3,252.901586 |
| 2023-08 | 3,227.549398 |
| 2023-07 | 3,206.407394 |
| 2023-06 | 3,175.280573 |
| 2023-05 | 3,150.208453 |
| 2023-04 | 3,123.963915 |
| 2023-03 | 3,103.617911 |
| 2023-02 | 3,090.775921 |
| 2023-01 | 3,055.117923 |
| 2022-12 | 3,025.991929 |
| 2022-11 | 3,015.608122 |
| 2022-10 | 2,984.162121 |
| 2022-09 | 2,946.986199 |
| 2022-08 | 2,912.606496 |
| 2022-07 | 2,906.122856 |
| 2022-06 | 2,860.658498 |
| 2022-05 | 2,829.260482 |
| 2022-04 | 2,818.565614 |
| 2022-03 | 2,793.673127 |
| 2022-02 | 2,791.688129 |
| 2022-01 | 2,793.265441 |
| 2021-12 | 2,784.967439 |
| 2021-11 | 2,760.717046 |
| 2021-10 | 2,753.248947 |
| 2021-09 | 2,732.628748 |
| 2021-08 | 2,720.39075 |
| 2021-07 | 2,712.080753 |
| 2021-06 | 2,695.328755 |
| 2021-05 | 2,688.0351 |
| 2021-04 | 2,683.9951 |
| 2021-03 | 2,674.155111 |
| 2021-02 | 2,662.751111 |
| 2021-01 | 2,659.677111 |
| 2020-12 | 2,647.789111 |
| 2020-11 | 2,638.015113 |
| 2020-10 | 2,619.209114 |
| 2020-09 | 2,588.983114 |
| 2020-08 | 2,564.043114 |
| 2020-07 | 2,546.079114 |
| 2020-06 | 2,531.079114 |
| 2020-05 | 2,517.961114 |
| 2020-04 | 2,509.653114 |
| 2020-03 | 2,497.205114 |
| 2020-02 | 2,480.877396 |
| 2020-01 | 2,465.433253 |
| 2019-12 | 2,455.383612 |
| 2019-11 | 2,443.88346 |
| 2019-10 | 2,432.943023 |
| 2019-09 | 2,427.628357 |
| 2019-08 | 2,420.246902 |
| 2019-07 | 2,410.587008 |
| 2019-06 | 2,405.470915 |
| 2019-05 | 2,403.477446 |
| 2019-04 | 2,399.527429 |
| 2019-03 | 2,396.567439 |
| 2019-02 | 2,391.346534 |
| 2019-01 | 2,377.998956 |
| 2018-12 | 2,364.919202 |
| 2018-11 | 2,329.674876 |
| 2018-10 | 2,307.708568 |
| 2018-09 | 2,290.134521 |
| 2018-08 | 2,274.70801 |
| 2018-07 | 2,250.843297 |
| 2018-06 | 2,228.426166 |
| 2018-05 | 2,198.031473 |
| 2018-04 | 2,168.601312 |
| 2018-03 | 2,128.72812 |
| 2018-02 | 2,090.388488 |
| 2018-01 | 2,072.506932 |
| 2017-12 | 2,061.937487 |
| 2017-11 | 1,971.649666 |
| 2017-10 | 1,929.069217 |
| 2017-09 | 1,898.326702 |
| 2017-08 | 1,890.13101 |
| 2017-07 | 1,880.232709 |
| 2017-06 | 1,869.112541 |
| 2017-05 | 1,863.446336 |
| 2017-04 | 1,855.650297 |
| 2017-03 | 1,843.355915 |
| 2017-02 | 1,830.111189 |
| 2017-01 | 1,819.346169 |
| 2016-12 | 1,813.520853 |
| 2016-11 | 1,786.614938 |
| 2016-10 | 1,765.413296 |
| 2016-09 | 1,753.311039 |
| 2016-08 | 1,743.499112 |
| 2016-07 | 1,733.659612 |
| 2016-06 | 1,722.511876 |
| 2016-05 | 1,715.260191 |
| 2016-04 | 1,708.710753 |
| 2016-03 | 1,701.09714 |
| 2016-02 | 1,693.738999 |
| 2016-01 | 1,691.873646 |
| 2015-12 | 1,687.190165 |
| 2015-11 | 1,674.950377 |
| 2015-10 | 1,666.160186 |
| 2015-09 | 1,661.822773 |
| 2015-08 | 1,655.21893 |
| 2015-07 | 1,654.748888 |
| 2015-06 | 1,643.162764 |
| 2015-05 | 1,640.70304 |
| 2015-04 | 1,629.980994 |
| 2015-03 | 1,620.27856 |
| 2015-02 | 1,615.080491 |
| 2015-01 | 1,612.298479 |
| 2014-12 | 1,607.822402 |
| 2014-11 | 1,601.176275 |
| 2014-10 | 1,593.84804 |
| 2014-09 | 1,589.486043 |
| 2014-08 | 1,590.195336 |
| 2014-07 | 1,588.47111 |
| 2014-06 | 1,575.883089 |
| 2014-05 | 1,565.239023 |
| 2014-04 | 1,561.498203 |
| 2014-03 | 1,555.765737 |
| 2014-02 | 1,559.295218 |
| 2014-01 | 1,554.689072 |
| 2013-12 | 1,545.062076 |
| 2013-11 | 1,514.080598 |
| 2013-10 | 1,497.128575 |
| 2013-09 | 1,489.820682 |
| 2013-08 | 1,544.41624 |
| 2013-07 | 1,535.757792 |
| 2013-06 | 1,525.489909 |
| 2013-05 | 1,520.131897 |
| 2013-04 | 1,511.157562 |
| 2013-03 | 1,506.143159 |
| 2013-02 | 1,513.715468 |
| 2013-01 | 1,508.174692 |
| 2012-12 | 1,498.336598 |
| 2012-11 | 1,473.256514 |
| 2012-10 | 1,447.429407 |
| 2012-09 | 1,435.040934 |
| 2012-08 | 1,441.452506 |
| 2012-07 | 1,428.320403 |
| 2012-06 | 1,413.296273 |
| 2012-05 | 1,401.75836 |
| 2012-04 | 1,388.47222 |
| 2012-03 | 1,379.752175 |
| 2012-02 | 1,393.217582 |
| 2012-01 | 1,384.789953 |
| 2011-12 | 1,375.259944 |
| 2011-11 | 1,353.166799 |
| 2011-10 | 1,327.452784 |
| 2011-09 | 1,312.022606 |
| 2011-08 | 1,326.316459 |
| 2011-07 | 1,317.632251 |
| 2011-06 | 1,309.245244 |
| 2011-05 | 1,295.458225 |
| 2011-04 | 1,285.878792 |
| 2011-03 | 1,278.188021 |
| 2011-02 | 1,279.479448 |
| 2011-01 | 1,270.796864 |
| 2010-12 | 1,264.114656 |
| 2010-11 | 1,243.549114 |
| 2010-10 | 1,213.799088 |
| 2010-09 | 1,205.128718 |
| 2010-08 | 1,212.798587 |
| 2010-07 | 1,203.150573 |
| 2010-06 | 1,196.601842 |
| 2010-05 | 1,187.004686 |
| 2010-04 | 1,184.400242 |
| 2010-03 | 1,178.482113 |
| 2010-02 | 1,178.379879 |
| 2010-01 | 1,168.256226 |
| 2009-12 | 1,154.580498 |
| 2009-11 | 1,125.324467 |
| 2009-10 | 1,103.798299 |
| 2009-09 | 1,098.188065 |
| 2009-08 | 1,135.24808 |
| 2009-07 | 1,128.335854 |
| 2009-06 | 1,121.511813 |
| 2009-05 | 1,112.893786 |
| 2009-04 | 1,105.92977 |
| 2009-03 | 1,098.195618 |
| 2009-02 | 1,109.771558 |
| 2009-01 | 1,104.595528 |
| 2008-12 | 1,093.767512 |
| 2008-11 | 1,060.271471 |
| 2008-10 | 1,041.090469 |
| 2008-09 | 1,035.786451 |
| 2008-08 | 1,039.152079 |
| 2008-07 | 1,026.972044 |
| 2008-06 | 1,015.573932 |
| 2008-05 | 1,011.041827 |
| 2008-04 | 1,004.428027 |
| 2008-03 | 1,010.633491 |
| 2008-02 | 1,024.801472 |
| 2008-01 | 1,016.645481 |
| 2007-12 | 1,003.315343 |
| 2007-11 | 970.207407 |
| 2007-10 | 939.269896 |
| 2007-09 | 926.735883 |
| 2007-08 | 931.783679 |
| 2007-07 | 920.237671 |
| 2007-06 | 910.657668 |
| 2007-05 | 905.013537 |
| 2007-04 | 898.660135 |
| 2007-03 | 901.749494 |
| 2007-02 | 909.185294 |
| 2007-01 | 902.863306 |
| 2006-12 | 893.249339 |
| 2006-11 | 862.847334 |
| 2006-10 | 862.683339 |
| 2006-09 | 858.257286 |
| 2006-08 | 846.069268 |
| 2006-07 | 834.07726 |
| 2006-06 | 825.363247 |
| 2006-05 | 817.540943 |
| 2006-04 | 810.480917 |
| 2006-03 | 802.564904 |
| 2006-02 | 799.318758 |
| 2006-01 | 794.622286 |
| 2005-12 | 784.93629 |
| 2005-11 | 754.702279 |
| 2005-10 | 735.710252 |
| 2005-09 | 723.246175 |
| 2005-08 | 719.058157 |
| 2005-07 | 708.376204 |
| 2005-06 | 702.564078 |
| 2005-05 | 724.168082 |
| 2005-04 | 723.366056 |
| 2005-03 | 719.154056 |
| 2005-02 | 712.53003 |
| 2005-01 | 708.027963 |
| 2004-12 | 702.271965 |
| 2004-11 | 672.569938 |
| 2004-10 | 652.707947 |
| 2004-09 | 647.633816 |
| 2004-08 | 638.261892 |
| 2004-07 | 630.924873 |
| 2004-06 | 623.706666 |
| 2004-05 | 619.604645 |
| 2004-04 | 614.212627 |
| 2004-03 | 610.812594 |
| 2004-02 | 605.392571 |
| 2004-01 | 598.744437 |
| 2003-12 | 617.048386 |
| 2003-11 | 585.608326 |
| 2003-10 | 568.654201 |
| 2003-09 | 563.730251 |
| 2003-08 | 558.072113 |
| 2003-07 | 552.944089 |
| 2003-06 | 548.166061 |
| 2003-05 | 544.613927 |
| 2003-04 | 540.256342 |
| 2003-03 | 533.224135 |
| 2003-02 | 537.52601 |
| 2003-01 | 535.869978 |
| 2002-12 | 529.682118 |
| 2002-11 | 500.698089 |
| 2002-10 | 502.308071 |
| 2002-09 | 514.243355 |
| 2002-08 | 515.469152 |
| 2002-07 | 511.899049 |
| 2002-06 | 506.790886 |
| 2002-05 | 505.26866 |
| 2002-04 | 502.572458 |
| 2002-03 | 497.970321 |
| 2002-02 | 495.41622 |
| 2002-01 | 493.158042 |
| 2001-12 | 482.034032 |
| 2001-11 | 461.826014 |
| 2001-10 | 453.021908 |
| 2001-09 | 449.519986 |
| 2001-08 | 445.911958 |
| 2001-07 | 452.734967 |
| 2001-06 | 446.004906 |
| 2001-05 | 441.788578 |
| 2001-04 | 437.642542 |
| 2001-03 | 430.354311 |
| 2001-02 | 430.622106 |
| 2001-01 | 429.247928 |
| 2000-12 | 421.997752 |
| 2000-11 | 393.38738 |
| 2000-10 | 381.229217 |
| 2000-09 | 375.606782 |
| 2000-08 | 378.364637 |
| 2000-07 | 383.816562 |
| 2000-06 | 379.522284 |
| 2000-05 | 373.595952 |
| 2000-04 | 364.18249 |
| 2000-03 | 356.928437 |
| 2000-02 | 356.380326 |
| 2000-01 | 356.240231 |
| 1999-12 | 353.61011 |
| 1999-11 | 322.977952 |
| 1999-10 | 308.420775 |
| 1999-09 | 301.106662 |
| 1999-08 | 294.168709 |
| 1999-07 | 287.732663 |
| 1999-06 | 283.238435 |
| 1999-05 | 278.010179 |
| 1999-04 | 272.758 |
| 1999-03 | 268.646166 |
| 1999-02 | 272.843714 |
| 1999-01 | 278.027684 |
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 · 2 nuevos pesos
Ring of Days
- Family
- B
- Circulation starts
- 1993-01
- Official status
- Other valid design
- Inscription
- N$ notation
- Material eras
- 1993-01 · Aluminium-bronze core; stainless ring
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗
Family C · 2 pesos
Ring of Days
- Family
- C
- Circulation starts
- 1996-01-01
- Official status
- Current catalogue
- Inscription
- $ notation
- Material eras
- 1996-01-01 · Aluminium-bronze core; stainless ring
2025-12 · Bronze-coated-steel core; stainless ring
Sources: Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México ↗ · Banco de México / DOF ↗ · 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 · Other valid designs
- Banco de México · Currently manufactured coins
- Banco de México · 1 peso C
- Banco de México · 5 pesos C
- Banco de México · 2 pesos C — Spanish
- Banco de México · Valid B nuevos pesos
- SHCP / DOF via Banco de México · 2024 selection of 1/2/5-peso core alloy
- Banco de México / DOF · 1992 technical coin decree
- Banco de México / DOF · Circular 2024/95, 27 December 1995
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 · Numismatica Quetzalcoatl (Gabriel Herrera) · CC BY 4.0
Small historical reverse references: Banco de México. Original source resolution retained.
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.