Five pesos (1905-1988)
The five pesos under the reform of 1905 was made in both gold and silver and later in base metal.
Gold
The gold version was made in one design.
KM-464 1955 $5 gold
This was composed of 90% gold and 10% copper and weighs 4.1666 g. The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1905 | 18,076 |
| 1906 | 4,638,000 |
| 1907 | 1,088,000 |
| 1910 | 100,000 |
| 1918 | 609,000 |
| 1919 | 506,000 |
| 1920 | 2,384,598 |
| 1955 Restrike | 1,764,643 |
Overdates
Two overdates are 1907 7 over 6 and 1918 8 over 7.
KM-464 1907 overdate 7 over 6 (Stack’s-Bowers Baltimore Auction, November 2015, lot 42645)
KM-464 1918 8 over 7 overstrike (Stack’s-Bowers NYINC auction, 15 January 2019, lot 43676)
“A choice example of this popular overdate with the remnants of the 7 poking out from the top of the 8 like devil horns”.
Non-gold
The non gold 5 pesos was produced in ten basic Types as follows:
Type 1 Cuauhtémoc
Type 2 Railroad
Type 3 Hidalgo
Type 4 Hidalgo/Wreath
Type 5 Hidalgo Chico
Type 6 Constitution
Type 7 Carranza
Type 8 Guerrero
Type 9 Quetzalcóatl Type 9 Quetzalcóatl
Type 10 reduced size
Type 1 Cuauhtémoc
KM-465 1948 $5
The mintage was 5,110,000 in 1947 and 26,740,000 in 1948.
Type 2 Railroad
KM-466 1950 $5
This coin, which was authorised on 27 October 1950Diario Oficial de la Federación, Tomo CLXXXIII, Núm. 20, 24 November 1950 commemorates the opening of the Ferrocarril del Sureste (Southeasten Railroad) with a depiction of a locomotive passing a plantation.
In the early 20th century the railways in Yucatán were used mainly to carry freight from the plantations to the ports on the peninsula and were not connected to the lines in the rest of the country. In 1930s under the Lázaro Cárdenas administration a huge infrastructure project was initiated to link the nation's railways to the isolated Ferrocarriles Unidos de Yucatán. The result, the Ferrocarril del Sureste, was completed in 1950 and inaugurated by then president Miguel Alemán.
This was composed of 90% silver and 10% copper and weighs 30 g.
The mintage was 200,000 in 1950.
Type 3 Hidalgo
KM-468 1953 $5 (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 3 September 2025, lot 45673)
This was composed of 72% silver and 28% copper and weighs 27.777 g.
The mintage was 1,000,000 in 1963.
Type 4 Hidalgo/Wreath
KM-467 1954 $5 (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 28 February 2025, lot 77543)
This coin depicts Hidalgo with a wreath of oak and laurel. The snake on the 1951, 1952 and 1953 coins is struck with or without a tongue.
KM-467 1951 $5 snake with tongue (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 16 May 2025, lot 76593)
KM-467 1951 $5 snake without tongue (Stack’s-Bowers auction, 28 February 2025, lot 77541)
The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1951 | 4,985,000 |
| 1952 | 9,595,000 |
| 1953 | 20,376,000 |
| 1954 | 30,000 |
Type 5 Hidalgo Chico
KM-469 1955 $5
This was like Type 4 but with a legend instead of a wreath. The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1955 | 4,271,000 |
| 1956 | 4,596,000 |
| 1957 | 3,464,000 |
Type 6 Constitution
KM-470 1957 $5
This coin commemorates the Constitution of 1857.
The mintage was 200,000 in 1957.
Type 7 Carranza
KM-471 1959 $5
This coin, commemorating the anniversary of the birth of Carranza, was authorised on 19 December 1959Diario Oficial de la Federación, Tomo CCXXXVII, Núm. 43, 22 December 1959. The mintage was 1,000,000 in 1959.
Type 8 Guerrero
KM-472 1973 $5
KM-472 1976 small date (open 9 and 6)
KM-472 1976 large date (closed 9 and 6)
This was composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel and weighs 15 g. The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1971 | 28,457,000 |
| 1972 | 75,000,000 |
| 1973 | 19,405,000 |
| 1974 | 34,500,000 |
| 1976 (small date) | 26,121,000 |
| 1976 (large date) | 121,550,000 |
| 1977 | 102,000,000 |
| 1978 | 25,700,000 |
Type 9 Quetzalcóatl
KM-485 1983 $5
This was composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel and weighs 10.36 g. The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1980 | 266,900,000 |
| 1981 | 30,500,000 |
| 1982 | 20,000,000 |
| 1984 | 16,300,000 |
| 1985 | 76,900.000 |
Proofs
Proofs were produced in 1982 (1,048) and 1983.
Type 10 reduced size
KM-502 1985 $5
This was of a smaller size and a new aluminum bronze composition, with a simple $5 design. It is composed of 92% copper, 6% aluminum and 2% nickel and weighs 3.12 g. The mintages were:
| Year | Mintage |
| 1985 | 30,000,000 |
| 1987 | 81,900,000 |
| 1988 | 76,600,000 |
Proofs
Two proofs are known for 1988.