Currency of the Banco de Queretaro
one peso
The Banco de Queretaro opened in 1903 and operated until 1915 in that state and in Guanajuato and Michoacan. The one and two pesos were printed locally, unlike the higher denominations, which were printed in New York by the American Bank Note Company.
Recorded issue: unknown.
Catalog reference: Frampton M481.
two pesos
The Banco de Queretaro opened in 1903 and operated until 1915 in that state and in Guanajuato and Michoacan. The one and two pesos were printed locally, unlike the higher denominations, which were printed in New York by the American Bank Note Company.
Recorded issue: unknown.
Catalog reference: Frampton M482.
five pesos
The Banco de Queretaro opened in 1903 and operated until 1915 in that state and in Guanajuato and Michoacan. The smaller denominations are uncommon while the higher denominations ($20 and up) are rare.
Recorded issue: unknown.
Catalog reference: Frampton M473b.
ten pesos
The Banco de Queretaro opened in 1903 and operated until 1915 in that state and in Guanajuato and Michoacan. The smaller denominations are uncommon while the higher denominations ($20 and up) are rare. The Irapuato overprint shown here does not obtain a premium.
Recorded issue: unknown.
Catalog reference: Frampton M474c (with Irapuato overprint).
twenty pesos
The first specimen was sold in a Heritage internet sale (Dallas, July 2009) for $28. The catalog description noted, "Mexico 20 Pesos El Banco De Queretaro 1903. The vignette at left includes a man carrying water jugs. The portrait is J.A.U. Arana. Good." Frampton, et al., note various issues of this note dated 1903, 1905 and 1914 (shown here) along with an overprint from Irapuato (Fr M475c, shown here).
Recorded issue: unknown.
Catalog reference: Pick S392c, Frampton M475b (no overprint), M475c (with Irapuato overprint).
- Frampton, Cory, Duane Douglas, Alberto Hidalgo and Elmer Powell, Mexican Paper Money, 2010 Edition, Carefree, AZ: Mexican Coin Co., 2010.
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