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1 Peso La Tesoreria de la Federacion, Saltillo
| Issuer | La Tesorería de la Federación, Saltillo (State of Coahuila) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a vignette of an eagle with outstretched wings, clutching a serpent in its beak and perched upon crossed flags above a trophy of military arms comprising a drum, rifle, cannon, and cannonballs. The serial number is printed in red letterpress, with three signature lines below for the Jefe de las Armas, the Gobernador del Estado, and the Jefe de Hacienda. Series letter and ancillary text appear in red, with the main obligation text in black. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in blue, the reverse carries a large central oval vignette with a finely engraved view of a mining camp, including headframes, industrial buildings, and rocky terrain rendered in detailed line work. A mandatory circulation legend arcs above the vignette, with place and date of issue below, all contained within a delicate scalloped border. |
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The Tesorería de la Federación notes issued from Saltillo in 1914 were a product of the Constitutional Army's desperate need for a functioning monetary supply in territories it controlled during the Mexican Revolution. Venustiano Carranza, operating his provisional government out of Coahuila after Huerta's coup, authorized a series of regional treasury emissions to keep federal operations funded — these Saltillo pesos circulated alongside a chaotic mix of state, municipal, and factional paper, much of it refused on sight outside its immediate district.
Counterfeiting was rampant across all Constitutionalist emissions of this period, and the Saltillo issues were no exception.