Currency of the Banco de Mexico, 1969-92

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1AA, dated 1971

five pesos

This note (Pick 62) was introduced in 1969 and was printed in large quantities and many series until 1972. The portrait is of Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez. It was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

ten pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1AX, dated 1971

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1BP, dated 1972

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1CG, dated 1973

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1EB, dated 1975

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series 1EQ, dated 1977

The portrait is of Miguel Hidalgo. It was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

twenty pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series DL, dated 1977

This note (Pick 64) was printed 1972-77 and replaced the ABNCo note of 1950-70 (Pick 54). The portrait is of José Morelos. Pick 64 was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

fifty pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series DT, dated 1976

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series FV, dated 1978

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series GY, dated 1979

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series KQ, dated 1981

This note (Pick 65) was printed 1973-78 and replaced the ABNCo note of 1948-72 (Pick 49). The portrait is of Benito Juarez. It was replaced by Pick 67 (printed 1978-79) and Pick 73 (printed 1981). Pick 73 was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

one hundred pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series JC, dated 1978

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series VD, dated 1982

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series VE, dated 1982

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series VL, dated 1982

This note (Pick 66) was printed 1974-78 and replaced the ABNCo note of 1961-73 (Pick 61). The portrait is of Venustiano Carranza. It was replaced by Pick 74 (printed 1981-82, also shown). Pick 74 was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

five hundred pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series DH, dated 1983

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series DX, dated 1984

from the Mountain Groan Collection

series EM, dated 1984

This note (Pick 79) was printed 1983-84 and replaced a similar note of 1981-82 (Pick 75). The portrait is of Francisco Madero. It was replaced by a coin and printing ceased.

one thousand pesos

1977 1,000 pesos, from the San Dimas Collection

series BZU

The thousand pesos note shown here is from the Banco de Mexico, which was organized and began issuing notes in 1925. This denomination was reintroduced in 1948, along with the $500. The early issues, which had a substantial value, were printed in limited numbers. This is the final series; by 1977, it could not buy much. In the 1970's, the government of Mexico took over printing from the American Bank Note Company; the $500 and $100 were the last to be printed by the ABNCo.

Catalog reference: Pick 52.

1983 1,000 pesos, from the San Dimas Collection

series TV

The thousand pesos note shown here is from the Banco de Mexico, which was organized and began issuing notes in 1925. In the 1970's, the government of Mexico took over printing from the American Bank Note Company; the $500 and $100 were the last to be printed by the ABNCo. This design, introduced in 1981 (Pick 76) superseded the Cuauhtémoc note shown above. It was used again with slight variations in 1983 (Pick 80, shown here), 1984 (Pick 81) and 1985 (Pick 85). It was not carried over after the reform of 1992 but Juana de Asbaje, depicted here, reappeared on the $200 of 1995-99 (Pick 109) and 2000-06 (Pick 119).

Catalog reference: Pick 80.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S. (ed.), Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues 1961-Date, 18th Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2012.

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