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50 Pesos El Estado de Sonora
| Issuer | Gobierno del Estado de Sonora |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Size | 117 × 58 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | EL ESTADO DE SONORA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR EN EFECTIVO CINCUENTA PESOS CONFORME AL DECRETO NO. 13 DE FECHA 27 DE AGOSTO DE 1913 DE ACUERDO CON EL DECRETO NO. 52 DE 11 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1914 SÉRIE L Hermosillo, Sonora México, Marzo 1o de 1915 EL GOBERNADOR EL SRÍO. DE ESTADO INT. EL TESORERO GRAL. INT. EL INTERVENTOR American Bank Note Company |
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| Reverse lettering | ESTADO DE SONORA REPUBLICA MEXICANA GOBIERNO DEL ESTADO LIBRE Y SOBERANO DE SONORA CINCUENTA PESOS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY |
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Sonora's state government issued its own currency during the Mexican Revolution because the federal monetary system had effectively collapsed — competing factions controlled different regions, and Constitutionalist-aligned Sonora needed a functioning medium of exchange independent of Mexico City. The American Bank Note Company contract reflects both the financial sophistication of the Sonora government and the practical impossibility of commissioning quality security printing domestically during active conflict.
The S1075 series is relatively available compared to many Mexican revolutionary issues, but circulated examples showing heavy fold wear are common — these notes moved through commerce in a border economy that included Arizona trade crossings.