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)