Catalog
10 000 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1983-1987 |
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| Value | 10 000 Pesos (10 000 MXP) |
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| Reverse description | A large circular intaglio rendering of the Coyolxauhqui Stone, the celebrated Aztec monolith recovered from the Templo Mayor in Mexico City, occupies the central field in deep dark tones. A vignette of the Templo Mayor archaeological site appears at upper left against a multicolour guilloche underprint in blue and orange. The inscription "HALLAZGOS DEL TEMPLO MAYOR" is placed beneath the stone disc, with the denomination "DIEZ MIL PESOS" along the lower right margin and "BANCO DE MÉXICO" in large red letterpress at lower left. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, visible when held to light |
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| Comments |
Mexico's inflation through the 1980s was severe enough that this 10,000 peso note — a denomination that would have been unthinkable a decade earlier — became routine pocket change before the series was retired. The country's consumer price index rose over 3,000 percent between 1982 and 1988, compressing the purchasing power of high-denomination notes almost as fast as they could be printed.
Banco de México operated its own printing works, which handled production in-house rather than contracting abroad as many Latin American central banks did. The P#88b designation distinguishes a signature variety within the broader 1983–1987 run — the specific signing officials are the reliable differentiator between sub-types in this series.