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50 Pesos El Estado de Chihuahua
| Issuer | State of Chihuahua |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black and green with red serial numbers, the obverse carries portrait vignettes of Francisco I. Madero at left and Abraham González Casavantes at right, framed by ornamental guilloche work. The central field bears the principal text inscription in letterpress, with the denomination CINCUENTA PESOS appearing in large characters. The overall composition is consistent with the lithographic output of the Maverick-Clarke firm. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL ESTADO DE CHIHUAHUA PAGARA AL PORTADOR, EN EFECTIVO CINCUENTA PESOS, CONFORME AL DECRETO MILITAR DE FECHA 10 DE FEBRERO DE 1914 CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. CINCUENTA PESOS (Translation: The State of Chihuahua will pay to the bearer in cash Fifty Pesos according to the military decree dated 10 February 1914) |
| Reverse description | Printed in yellow with black control letters and a black seal, the reverse centers on an architectural vignette of the Government Palace (Palacio de Gobierno) of Chihuahua city, flanked on either side by heraldic griffon figures. The design is executed in lithographic style with minimal ornamentation beyond the flanking supporters and the official seal. |
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