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1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco de Marquez |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S581 |
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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 |
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| Reverse lettering | EL CILIERO AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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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.