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5 Centavos Toluca
| Issuer | State of Mexico |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the crowned heraldic shield of the State of Mexico, flanked on either side by sprigs of laurel and oak. The shield, surmounted by a mural crown, features the detailed quartered arms of the state rendered in relief on the cardboard surface. A circular legend surrounds the design along the periphery, with the issuing city name TOLUCA appearing prominently in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse description | A large bold numeral '5' dominates the central field, overlaid by a decorative scrolled ribbon banner bearing the denomination legend CENTAVOS. The numeral and banner are flanked by ornamental sprigs on either side. A circular inscription running along the upper periphery references the authorizing decree, while the date III·I·915 appears in the lower exergual area, denoting March 1, 1915. |
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One of dozens of emergency cardboard issues produced by Mexican states during the most chaotic phase of the Revolution, when the collapse of federal authority left regional commanders and local governments printing, stamping, and pressing whatever material was at hand to keep small-change transactions functioning. Metallic coin had largely vanished from circulation — hoarded, melted, or simply unavailable — and cardboard tokens filled the gap at the lowest denominations where fractional paper was impractical.
Toluca issues are among the more fragile survivors of this period. Cardboard circulated badly even in ideal conditions.