Mexico will debut its first 25-peso coin in honor of the World Cup

Mexico has announced it volition debut 3 commemorative coins starring up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the country’s first-ever 25-peso coin, which volition beryllium made retired of axenic gold.

The caller coins observe Mexico’s 3rd clip hosting the World Cup, which it antecedently hosted successful 1970 and 1986. This clip around, however, it volition big alongside the United States and Canada successful an unprecedented tourney crossed 3 countries.

📌 México será el primer país en ser anfitrión por tercera ocasión de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA. En el marco de este importante evento, el Senado aprobó la creación de tres monedas conmemorativas que serán un recuerdo de esta justa deportiva.

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— Senado de México (@senadomexicano) February 17, 2026

“Mexico volition beryllium the archetypal state to big the FIFA World Cup for the 3rd time,” the Senate said successful its authoritative X account.“In commemoration of this important event, the Senate approved the instauration of 3 commemorative coins arsenic a memento of the sporting competition.”

With 94 votes successful favor, the Senate approved 3 caller commemorative coins with antithetic materials, values ​​and characteristics: a axenic golden coin with a look worth of 25 pesos, a axenic metallic coin with a look worth of 10 pesos, and a bimetallic coin with a look worth of 20 pesos.

The coins’ plan volition stock cardinal elements. The obverse volition boast the National Coat of Arms successful sculptural relief, with the fable “Estados Unidos Mexicanos” forming a semicircle above. Meanwhile, the reverse volition diagnostic a plan with motifs alluding to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Once the decree is officially issued and published successful the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF), the coins volition beryllium disposable for acquisition astatine authorized banking institutions, the Casa de Moneda de México (Mexican Mint) and specialized authoritative shops.

Senators from assorted governmental parties said the commemorative coins item the cultural, societal and economical value of shot successful Mexico, which volition big 13 matches crossed Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara. The inaugural crippled volition instrumentality spot astatine the Banorte Stadium, formerly known arsenic Azteca Stadium, connected June 11.

The World Cup coins are not to beryllium confused with the new 10 and 20-peso coins that the Mexican Mint volition gradually present starting this year. These ones are expected to trim minting costs and fortify anti-counterfeiting security.

With reports from Expansión