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5 centavos
| Issuer | Gobierno Constitucionalista del Estado de Veracruz-Llave |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a bust portrait of Francisco Madero, framed by laurel branches, printed in dark brown on a rose-red ground. Large numeral "5" denominators appear at left and right within ornamental cartouches bearing the word "VALE", with corner devices inscribed "CENT". The upper legend reads "GOBIERNO CONSTITUCIONALISTA DEL EOD" and the lower border carries the issuing authority "L. Y S. DE VERACRUZ-LLAVE". |
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| Reverse description | The State coat of arms of Veracruz is centrally placed, flanked symmetrically by two large ornamental numeral "5" devices in a rosette pattern, all printed in dark brown on rose-red paper. The word "TRANSITORIO" appears twice below the central design, flanking the coat of arms. The lower portion carries the series designation "Serie. B. C." and the date "1915.", with a manuscript signature in red ink at right. |
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Veracruz issued its own fractional emergency currency in 1915 because the Constitutionalist government under Carranza faced a severe shortage of small-denomination coin — a problem common across revolutionary Mexico as silver was hoarded and federal infrastructure collapsed. State and municipal authorities across the country filled the gap with locally printed cartones and bilimbiques, often on whatever paper stock was available.
The S1094 designation places this within the Sonora/Veracruz state issues catalogued under Mexico's revolutionary fractional series. At 52 × 29 mm, this is among the smallest paper emergency issues of the revolution.