Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1951-1953 |
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| Size | 156 x 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print over a multicolor guilloche underprint, with red serial numbers. A portrait vignette of María Estela Ruiz Velázquez is positioned at right. The face bears the issuer's name and promise-to-pay legend across the upper portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Brown intaglio print with red seal impressions. The central vignette presents a panoramic view of the city of Guanajuato as it appeared in the 19th century, rendered in detailed engraved line work. The denomination and issuer's name appear in the surrounding lettering. |
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The P#53 series was issued during a period of relative monetary stability in Mexico, shortly after the Banco de México had consolidated its monopoly on note issuance — a process that had taken decades to complete following the banking chaos of the Revolution era. By the early 1950s, ABNC had been printing Mexican notes for years, and the relationship was well-established.
Worth noting for collectors: the 1951–1953 date range reflects signing and dating variations rather than any design change. Different cashier and director signatures account for most of the sub-variety distinctions within this type.