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10 Pesos El Estado de Sonora
| Issuer | Estado de Sonora (State of Sonora) |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark green, the reverse is dominated by a central circular vignette bearing the Mexican national arms — an eagle perched on a cactus confronting a serpent — enclosed by the legend 'Republica Mexicana' and 'Gobierno del Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora' around the circumference. Large numeral '10' counters in guilloche lathe-work appear to the left and right of the central medallion, and the denomination 'Diez Pesos' is lettered in bold across the lower portion within a decorative panel. 'Estado de Sonora' runs along the top border, and the printer's imprint 'American Bank Note Company, New York' appears at the bottom; a red circular treasury seal is present at upper left. |
| Reverse lettering | Estado de Sonora / Republica Mexicana / Gobierno del Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora / Diez Pesos / American Bank Note Company, New York. |
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Sonora was one of the few Mexican states that managed to issue genuinely stable emergency currency during the Revolution. While Carrancista and Villista paper collapsed repeatedly, Sonora's notes — backed by the state government and its customs revenues — held enough confidence to circulate at or near face value through much of 1915. The American Bank Note Company's involvement was not incidental: the state deliberately sought a foreign, credible printer to signal fiscal seriousness at a moment when most Mexican paper was being refused outright.
The S1073 belongs to a well-documented ABNC series for Sonora, and surviving examples in sound condition are less scarce than the improvised rubber-stamped issues from other Revolutionary factions — but the 10 Peso denomination sees considerably more demand than the smaller values in this run.