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20 Centavos Sinaloa General Treasury
| Issuer | Tesorería General del Estado de Sinaloa |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | No. 89649 Serie B La Tesorería General del Estado de Sinaloa 20 Pagará al portador de acuerdo con las prevenciones del decreto del Ejecutivo del Estado, fecha de hoy la cantidad de VEINTE CENTAVOS EN EFECTIVO. EL TESORERO GENERAL EL CONTADOR Mazatlán Fbro. 25 de 1914 (Translation: The General Treasury of the State of Sinaloa will pay to bearer in accordance with the provisions of the Executive Decree of the State, dated today, the amount of twenty centavos in cash. The General Treasurer, The Accountant. Mazatlán, February 25th, 1914.) |
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| Reverse lettering | VEINTE 20 CENTAVOS LA NACIONAL MAZATLAN A. DIAZ DE LEON E HIJOS (Translation: Twenty centavos. La Nacional, Mazatlán, A. Díaz de León e Hijos.) |
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Sinaloa's state treasury began issuing fractional paper during the revolutionary upheaval of 1914 because silver coins had completely vanished from circulation — hoarded by a public that trusted metal over ink. These small-denomination emisiones were a direct response to the paralyzing shortage of change that ground local commerce to a halt across northwestern Mexico during that period.
La Nacional, operated by A. Díaz de León e Hijos in Mazatlán, was one of the few regional printers capable of producing circulating currency on short notice. The family firm had an established commercial printing operation, which meant the state didn't need to wait on Mexico City or foreign contractors.