Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on multicolour guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents two winged allegorical female figures in classical style, flanking and supporting an open book of Law. The issuer's name and promise-to-pay legend are set within the surrounding border, framing the composition. |
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| Reverse description | Predominantly brown on guilloche underprint. The central intaglio vignette presents the Angel de la Independencia — the Victory monument on the Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City — rising on its column. The denomination and issuer's name appear in bold letterpress within the surrounding border. |
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The P#30 is one of several ABNC-printed issues from the mid-1930s that emerged as Banco de México was consolidating its monopoly on currency issuance — a process not fully complete until the banking reform of 1936 itself, which formally ended the lingering privileges of older private and regional banks. The timing of this note's issue and that legislation are not coincidental.
ABNC's work for the Banco de México during this period was consistent and technically accomplished, though the 10 Pesos denomination saw comparatively heavy circulation, and survivors in undamaged condition are harder to find than the raw survival numbers suggest.