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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de México |
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| Year | 1930 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark olive-green intaglio on a light guilloche underprint. At centre, a full-length vignette of a traditionally dressed Mexican woman stands before a large circular Aztec Sun Stone (Calendar Stone), rendered in fine engraved detail. To the left, a rosette medallion carries the numeral '2' over the word 'PESOS'. The bank title 'BANCO DE MEXICO' runs in bold Gothic lettering across the top, with the denomination panel 'PAGARA DOS PESOS / A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR EN EFECTIVO' to the right. Ornate corner flourishes and a dense geometric lace border frame the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE MEXICO PAGARA DOS PESOS A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR EN EFECTIVO 2 PESOS SERIE No (Translation: Bank of Mexico / Will pay / Two Pesos / On sight to the bearer in cash) |
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The Banco de México was only established in 1925, making this 1930 note part of the institution's earliest years of operation — a period when the government was still consolidating central banking authority and phasing out the note-issuing rights of private and regional banks that had fragmented Mexican currency for decades. The American Bank Note Company in New York handled printing throughout much of this formative period, a common arrangement for Latin American central banks that lacked domestic intaglio infrastructure.
The P#59 series is scarce in circulated grades because low-denomination notes of this era were heavily used and rarely preserved.