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5 pesos Tesorería General del Estado de Yucatán
| Issuer | Tesorería General del Estado de Yucatán |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1992) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA MEXICANA ESTADO DE YUCATAN LA TESORERÍA GENERAL DEL ESTADO Nº Pagará AL PORTADOR Mérida, Yuc., Mex. LA CANTIDAD DE CINCO PESOS EL GOBERNADOR EL TESORERO GENERAL ORO NACIONAL 5 CINCO 5 CINCO PESOS 5 CINCO 5 |
| Reverse description | Printed in orange-ochre tones, the reverse presents a central vignette of henequen agave plants in a plantation landscape, flanked by ornate guilloche corner panels and side borders with the denomination repeated in interlaced patterns. A circular 'ORO NACIONAL' control stamp is applied to the left field. At the top, a panel bears the text of the issuing authority, while the centre lower portion carries the legal circulation clause referencing Decree No. 559 of 22 May 1916. |
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Yucatán's wartime financial isolation made outside printing the only practical option. The peninsula's remoteness during the Mexican Revolution — compounded by Carrancista political tensions and an export economy running almost entirely on henequen — left state authorities unable to rely on Mexico City for monetary supply. Parsons Trading Co. was a commercial firm, not a specialist security printer, which shows in the relative simplicity of the execution.
The stamp constitutes the primary authentication device — a meaningful vulnerability given how aggressively revolutionary-era Mexican state issues were counterfeited.