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Bank Note: Mexico, 5 Pesos

1992.23.1051D

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Artifact Identification Bank Note: Mexico, 5 Pesos   (1992.23.1051D)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Exchange Media
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker American Bank Note Company
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date August 20, 1958
Culture Mexican

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 15.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) <0.1 cm
Weight 1 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Paper, Pigment--Ink
Manufacturing Processes Printed

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Basáñez Loyola, Alejandro. “Pani y El Escándalo de La Gitana En El Billete.” Líder Empresarial, November 22, 2017. https://www.liderempresarial.com/pani-y-el-escandalo-de-la-gitana-en-el-billete/.

Brooks, Darío. “La Escandalosa Historia Alrededor Del Primer Billete Con Una Mujer Emitido Por El Banco de México.” BBC News Mundo. Accessed August 7, 2023. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-48391971.

Huerta, Josué. “La ‘amante’ Gitana Impresa En El Primer Billete Mexicano.” México Desconocido, November 5, 2020. https://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/gitana-impresa-en-el-primer-billete-mexicano.html.

Symes, Peter “The Secrets of the Señoritas Revealed: The truth behind two of Mexico’s most recognizable women on notes” International Bank Note Society Journal 46, no. 3 (2007). Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis | Comprehensive Research & Reference for U.S. Coinage. 52-53 https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/548234?page=62.

Zárate Toscano, Verónica, & Eduardo Flores Clair “La iconografía Del Papel Moneda En México, Siglos XIX Y XX”. Historias, n.º 104, June 28, 2021. https://revistas.inah.gob.mx/index.php/historias/article/view/16980.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela Berk
Reproduction no

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