Catalog
5 Pesos Ejercito del Noroeste
| Issuer | Cuerpo de Ejército del Noroeste (Northwest Army Corps) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Black letterpress printing on cream paper over a red guilloche underprint. At left, a bust portrait of a bearded man in civilian dress faces right within a laurel-branch frame; at right, an allegorical seated female figure is paired with a cannon, spoked wheel, helmet, and foliage. The centre bears a large numeral '5' within a circular lathe-work medallion flanked by denomination text, the whole enclosed by an ornate lace-pattern border, with 'Serie D' inscribed below the main heading. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | La Pagaduría Gral del Cuerpo de Ejercito del Noroeste pagará a la vista 5 pesos CINCO PESOS SERIE D GUADALAJARA, MAYO 1º DE 1915 GRAL EN JEFE / GENERAL JEFE DE E.M. (Translation: The General Pay Office of the Northwest Army Corps will pay 5 pesos on demand / Five Pesos / Series D / Guadalajara, 1st May 1915 / Commander-in-Chief / Chief of Staff) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue on cream paper within a scalloped guilloche border. The central vignette presents three soldiers in campaign dress attending a field artillery piece with a large spoked wheel against a wooded background. To each side, a circular medallion carries the Mexican national coat of arms — an eagle perched on a cactus grasping a serpent — and a red circular validation stamp appears at lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |