5 Pesos Soldadera 2010: Value & Where to Sell

If you inherited or found a 2010 Mexican 5 Pesos coin showing a woman soldier (the "Soldadera"), here's the honest answer: the everyday circulating version is worth a few dollars, close to face value. The silver proof version in its original Banxico case is the one that actually carries a premium. Which one you have decides everything.

This coin comes from Banco de México's 2010 program marking the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution (Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana). "Soldadera" refers to the women who fought and supported the revolutionary armies. Banxico is Mexico's central bank, the equivalent of the US Federal Reserve, and it struck two versions of this piece.

The two versions (this is what matters for value)

There are two very different coins with the same design, and telling them apart is the whole game.

1. The circulating 5 Pesos (bimetallic, no silver). This is the one that went into everyday pockets. It is worth a small premium over its face value of 5 pesos (a few US dollars at most), and only if it is in clean, uncirculated condition. Worn examples pulled from change are worth face value or the modest collector premium.

2. The proof version with a .925 silver center. This is the collectible one. It was sold by Banxico encapsulated, inside an official case. The center disc is sterling silver (.925 fineness), which gives it a real metal floor plus a collector premium. In its original packaging with certificate, this version consistently sells for more than the circulating coin.

What it's worth in USD

Version	Condition	Approximate value (USD)
Circulating bimetallic	Worn / from change	Face value (a few dollars)
Circulating bimetallic	Uncirculated	A few to several dollars
Silver proof (.925 center)	Loose, no case	Metal value plus small premium
Silver proof (.925 center)	In original Banxico case with certificate	Full collector premium, the highest of the group

Set realistic expectations. This is a modern commemorative from 2010, not a rare antique. Mintages for the circulating version were large, so scarcity is not the driver here. The premium on the proof comes from its silver content and the packaging, not from being hard to find. Anyone telling you a common 2010 5 Pesos is worth hundreds of dollars is wrong unless it is a verified mint error.

Specifications (verify yours against these)

• Weight: 9.76 g
• Diameter: 30.52 mm
• Edge: Plain (smooth)
• Alloy: Aluminum-bronze ring, center of .925 silver on the proof version
• Finish: Proof (encapsulated) and regular circulation strike
• Year: 2010
• Issuer: Banco de México (Banxico)

Use a jewelry scale and a caliper. If your coin's weight or diameter is off from the figures above, be suspicious.

The "worth millions" myth

Social media loves to claim ordinary Mexican coins are worth a fortune. For the 5 Pesos Soldadera, that is not true. Most examples you find in a drawer are the circulating type, worth a few dollars. The genuine value ceiling is the silver proof in its case. Don't overpay for one online, and don't expect a windfall from a handful of pocket-change coins.

The one exception is a verified mint error: off-center strikes, die rotations, or double strikes that came from the factory that way. Real, authenticated errors can multiply a coin's value. But most "errors" people post online are post-mint damage (dings, corrosion, scratches), which add nothing.

How to tell if yours is genuine

1. Weigh it and measure it. Compare to 9.76 g and 30.52 mm. Fakes usually miss on weight or diameter.
2. Check the relief. Genuine strikes have sharp, three-dimensional detail. Flat or mushy design is a red flag.
3. Check the two metals. The color break between the outer ring and the center should be clean and even.
4. Silver proof only: confirm it is in a legitimate Banxico capsule and case. Loose "silver proofs" deserve extra scrutiny.

Where to sell it

To sell a 5 Pesos Soldadera, your best options are:

• A verified coin shop from the Pesoteca directory, which can appraise it on the spot without dealer overcharging.
• The Pesoteca buy-and-sell forum, where you deal directly with collectors.

Before selling, photograph the obverse, reverse, and edge, and compare against the price range above. Avoid dumping it to the first bidder on a social media marketplace. If you think you have a real mint error, post clear photos in the Pesoteca forum so the community can check it first.

Have a 2010 Soldadera in a Banxico case, or a whole box of Centennial coins you're trying to sort out? Post your photos in the forum and let's figure out exactly what you've got.

Soldadera: cook, nurse, carrier and combatant in the revolutionary troops

Soldadera, the collective figure of the women who accompanied the revolutionary armies was cook, nurse, carrier and combatant in the revolutionary troops during the Mexican Revolution.

This piece honors not an individual but the anonymous figure of the women who sustained the daily logistics of the revolutionary armies: cooking in camp, tending the wounded, carrying ammunition and in many cases wielding the rifle. It is estimated that in the Division of the North and among the Zapatista troops, soldaderas were one in every four people on the march.

Context of the year. The piece is from 2010 and corrects the absence of women in the canonical account of the Revolution. The figure of la Adelita, popularized by the corrido of the same name, embodies this collective archetype.

The reverse of the coin. The reverse of this 5-peso piece shows the portrait of the Soldadera, her engraved signature and the year 2010, in accordance with the official Bank of Mexico catalog for the commemorative series of the Centennial of the start of the Revolution (1910-2010).

Legacy. The monument to the Soldadera in Chapultepec and numerous murals by Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros depict her. It is one of the few pieces in the series that honors a collective figure.