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5 Pesos Division del Bravo
| Issuer | División del Bravo, Cuartel General, Nuevo León |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown-ochre tones, the reverse centres on a large horizontal oval guilloche panel bearing the text EJERCITO NACIONAL / DIVISION DEL BRAVO and ESTE BILLETE ES DE CIRCULACION FORZOSA within a rectangular cartouche. Three circular ink stamps are applied: at left, JEFATURA DE HACIENDA / MONTERREY N.L.; at centre, EJERCITO NACIONAL / DIVISION DEL BRAVO; and at right, GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO LIBRE Y SOBERANO DE NUEVO LEON — each incorporating the Mexican eagle vignette. Ornate acanthus scroll vignettes flank the central oval on both sides. |
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| Protection type | Official stamps |
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The División del Bravo was a Constitutionalist military division operating in the northeast during the Mexican Revolution's most chaotic phase — 1914 being the year Huerta's federal government collapsed entirely. Notes like this one were issued by field commands rather than any central banking authority, a practical necessity when unified currency infrastructure had ceased to function and troops needed to be paid and supplied.
Military script of this type was redeemable in theory against future Constitutionalist government obligations, though redemption in practice was uneven at best. The official stamps served as the primary authentication mechanism in the absence of engraved security printing.