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5 Centavos Constitutionalist Army
| Issuer | Constitutionalist Army (Ejército Constitucionalista), State of Chihuahua |
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| Year | 1914-1915 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#613 |
| Obverse description | Central device depicting a Phrygian liberty cap set upon a radiant sunburst with multiple rays spreading across the field, rendered in a bold, stylized manner. The cap rests on a horizontal bar or ribbon element at the center of the sunburst. The circular legend REPUBLICA MEXICANA arcs along the upper periphery, while E. DE CHIHA (abbreviation for Estado de Chihuahua) appears along the lower periphery, separated by small decorative star ornaments at each side. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Constitutionalist Army issued provisional coinage across northern Mexico during the armed struggle against Victoriano Huerta's regime, with Chihuahua serving as the financial and military base of Venustiano Carranza's forces. These copper pieces circulated in a war economy where federal currency was actively rejected and local scrip, paper promises, and emergency coins all competed for acceptance within weeks of each other.
KM#613 is one of several distinct Constitutionalist types — distinguishing the precise issuing authority matters, as pieces from different factions and states of the same revolution vary considerably in survival rates.