Catalog
1 Peso Gobierno Constitucionalista de Mexico
| Issuer | Gobierno Constitucionalista de México, Monclova, Coahuila |
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| Year | 1913 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on a light brown underprint, with intricate guilloche cornerpieces bearing the numeral '1' at each corner and ornate scroll borders running the full perimeter. The heading 'Gobierno Constitucionalista de México' is rendered in elaborate Gothic script across the upper portion, above a central panel in bold serif type reading 'UN PESO'; the series letter 'A' appears at upper right in script. A red serial number and 'Nº' prefix appear at centre left, with the issuing text, place, and date inscribed in italic script below, and two manuscript signature lines at the foot designated 'Jefe del Departamento de Hacienda' and 'Tesorero General'. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely engraved in green ink, the reverse is dominated by a symmetrical guilloche pattern across the central field, flanked by two large circular lathe-work medallions each enclosing the numeral '1'. The title 'GOBIERNO CONSTITUCIONALISTA DE MÉXICO' is set in bold capitals at the top, with the denomination 'UN PESO' in a framed central cartouche. A two-line legend across the lower portion cites the authorising decree, and the word 'UNO' appears in the upper lateral borders. |
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The Constitutionalist government of Venustiano Carranza established its provisional capital at Monclova in early 1913 following Victoriano Huerta's coup against Madero. These notes were among the first emergency emissions by the anti-Huerta forces, issued before Carranza had any stable banking infrastructure or federal reserves to speak of — a paper claim on a government that had not yet won its war.
Norris Peters, a Washington engraving and printing firm better known for government documents and patent office work, produced the series. The choice of a foreign printer reflects both Carranza's lack of domestic press capacity and his deliberate effort to project institutional legitimacy to international observers.