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5 Pesos Crédito del Estado de Tamaulipas
| Issuer | Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse description | Dull light green paper with a leafy vine scroll border running the full perimeter, printed in grey underprint with the text in reserve. Issuer title across the top, face value in numerals at all four corners and in words at centre; partial oval black official seals overprinted at left, right, and bottom, with a black letterpress serial number at upper left and two manuscript signatures below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 CREDITO DEL ESTADO DE TAMAULIPAS $ 5 CINCO PESOS GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO TAMAULIPAS MEXICO 1876 SERVANDO CANALES VICTORIA (Translation: Credit from the State of Tamaulipas $ 5, Five Pesos Government of the State, Tamaulipas Mexico, 1876 Servando Canales, Victoria) |
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Tamaulipas was one of several Mexican states that issued its own paper currency during the mid-1870s, a period when the federal government lacked the infrastructure to supply adequate coinage to the northern frontier. State-level emission was tolerated by Mexico City rather than formally authorized — a distinction that mattered enormously when redemption disputes arose.
The "Crédito del Estado" designation tied these notes directly to state treasury obligations rather than a chartered bank, meaning their value rested entirely on Tamaulipas's fiscal position. Circulation along the U.S.-Mexico border added a further complication, as notes sometimes crossed into Texas commerce before finding their way back for redemption — or not at all.