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100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1936-1942 |
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| Value | 100 Pesos (100 MXP) |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio-printed in purple-violet on a pale guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents a fine line-engraved architectural view of the Banco de México building in Mexico City, flanked by ornate scrollwork frames and large guilloche medallions bearing '100' at each corner. The legend 'BANCO DE MEXICO S.A.' appears in a bold band at the top, 'CIEN PESOS' in large letters along the lower margin, and 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY.' at the foot. |
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| Variants | P#42a - 26.06.1940 series N P#42b - 12.11.1941 series O P#42c(1) - 25.11.1942 series P P#42c(2) - 25.11.1942 series P |
| Comments |
The ABNCo contract for this series dates to a period when Banco de México was still consolidating its position as the sole issuing authority — a role it had held only since 1925. At the 100 Peso level, demand was largely institutional; the note didn't circulate freely among ordinary Mexicans, for whom it represented weeks of wages.
Known to develop a pronounced brown foxing along the margins under humid storage — a recurring complaint with ABNCo's cotton stock from this production window, not a sign of mishandling.