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20 Centavos Sinaloa General Treasury
| Issuer | Tesorería General del Estado de Sinaloa |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | Blue letterpress printing centred on a vignette of the Mexican eagle perched on a nopal cactus with a serpent in its beak, rendered in the style of the national coat of arms. The face value in both letters and numerals is repeated on either side of the central vignette. The printer's imprint appears along the lower margin. |
| 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.