Oaxaca

Province of Oaxaca (1529-1824), State of Oaxaca (1824-1857), Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca (1857-present)

Province of Mexico (1529-1821) State of Mexico (1824-present)

Location: Southern Mexico

Capital City: Oaxaca de Juarez

Government type: State of Mexico

Main languages: Spanish, Zapotec, Mixtec

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1529: Province of Oaxaca created within the Kingdom of Mexico inside New Spain

1824: State of Mexico

Currency

Real (1529-1897)

1 Peso = 8 Reales

First Peso (1863-1992)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Second Peso (1992-present)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Coins from Oaxaca in the collection

Part of New Spain (1529-1821)

•8 Real, 1812 (copper, KM#233) Mexican War of Independence, Army of José María Morelos

Part of Mexico (1821-present)

•5 Centavo, 1915 (copper, KM#718)