Black print; blue serial numbers At left, a statue of Christopher Columbus sculpted by Charles Cordier erected in Mexico City in 1877. Right of that, an engraving of a painting by Rodrigo Gutiérrez: The Tlaxcalan Senate. At bottom right, the sculpted head of the Aztec goddess Coyolxauhqui discovered in 1830.
Reverse description
Green print; red seal At center, Malintzin in front of the Piedra del Sol (Sun Stone).
Signature(s)
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Protection description
Obverse lettering
Gobierno Provisional de Mexico
México, 1º de Mayo de 1916.
Circulacion Provisional
Dos Pesos (Translation: Provisional Government of Mexico Mexico, 1st of May, 1916. Provisional Circulation Two Pesos)
Reverse lettering
Este billete circulara
conforme al decreto de 3 de abril de 1916 (Translation: This bill will circulate in accordance with the decree of 3 April 1916)