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1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco de Marquez |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE MARQUEZ Pagará al portador á la vista UN PESO EN MONEDA CORRIENTE Barranquilla de 188 EL PRESIDENTE DEL BANCO DIRECTOR GERENTE DIRECTOR MUESTRA MUESTRA American Bank Note Co. New York |
| Reverse description | Uniface reverse printed in brown, with elaborate guilloche lathe-work framing a central blank panel inscribed 'EL CILIERO'. Four corner medallions each bear the numeral '1' within interlaced guilloche rosettes, connected by ornate geometric borderwork. Printer imprint 'American Bank Note Company, New York' appears at the lower margin. |
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Banco de Marquez was one of Mexico's short-lived state banks operating under the 1882 banking concession framework, before the Díaz government began consolidating financial authority and squeezing out regional issuers. The American Bank Note Company handled a substantial portion of Mexican private bank commissions during this period — the firm's New York shop was essentially the default choice for any Mexican institution that wanted engraved intaglio work it couldn't get domestically.
The P#S581 classification places this firmly in the Sonora-era regional issues. Surviving examples are uncommon; the bank's operational window was narrow and redemption records suggest limited total circulation.