1 Peso State of Durango

€454,557.00
IssuerState of Durango
Year1914
TypeLocal banknotes
Value1 Peso
CurrencyPeso (1914)
CompositionPaper
Size185 × 79 mm
ShapeRectangular
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Reference(s) P#S738
Obverse descriptionBlack printing on light orange underprint. Eagle perched on a cactus with a snake clasped in beak, based on Mexican coat of arms. Issuer name on top left, face value in numbers on top left and both right corners; in letters on lower right. Black series on right, and red serial #s below, 5 digits. 3 black signatures with titles above, on lower left. Issuing place and date on top. Extra red `EM` letters on lower center, printer name on bottom.
Reverse descriptionBlack printing. Landscape of Victoria de Durango town (state capital). Sitting lions on sides. Face value in numbers and letters on all four corners. Two red seals on sides of image.
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Obverse letteringDURANGO OCTUBRE DE 1914. EL ESTADO DE DURANGO PAGARA AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD DE SERIE L CONFORME AL DECRETO DE 12 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1913 N° 52130 EL GOBERNADOR PROV: EL DIRECTR. GRAL. DE RENTAS. SECR° DE GOB° EM UN PESO LIT - TLR M. GOMEZ - DUR MEX
(Translation: Durango, October 1914 The state of Durango will pay to the the amount of one Peso In accordance to Decreefrom December 12., 1913 The provisonal Governor, the finances Director, Government Secretary Lithographic workshop M. Gómez, Durango, México.)
Reverse lettering1 UN PESO
(Translation: One Peso)
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Catalog ID2746299550
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