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Bank Note: Mexico, 1 Peso

1992.23.1216

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Artifact Identification Bank Note: Mexico, 1 Peso   (1992.23.1216)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Exchange Media
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker American Bank Note Company, New York.
Geographic Location
Period Mexican Revolution
Date December 3, 1913
Culture Mexican
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 15.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) <0.1 cm
Weight 10 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Paper, Pigment--Ink
Manufacturing Processes Printed

Research Remarks

Description

Aletheia, the goddess of truth, is depicted in the center of the Banco de Guanajuato’s 1 peso banknote. She and her Roman equivalent, Veritas, are depicted as dressed in white and holding a mirror. Perhaps she is featured here as a virtue that Mexico as a nation should adopt.
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

“Aletheia.” Encyclopedia Mythica, September 29, 2006. https://pantheon.org/articles/a/aletheia.html.

“Aletheia.” Theoi. Accessed November 3, 2023. https://www.theoi.com/Daimon/Aletheia.html.

Batiz Vazquez, Jose Antonio. Historia del papel moneda en México. Mexico City, Mexico: Fomento Cultural Banamex, 1985.

“El Día Que Guanajuato Tuvo Su Propio Banco Y Fabricó Sus Billetes.” La Silla Rota, November 28, 2021. https://lasillarota.com/guanajuato/reportajes/2021/11/28/el-dia-que-guanajuato-tuvo-su-propio-banco-fabrico-sus-billetes-360074.html.

“PS-287.” Bank Note Museum. Accessed November 3, 2023. http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AME/MEX/MEX-SPEC/MEXS0287.htm.

Warner, Marina. Monuments & maidens. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985.

Zimmerman, James Edward. “Dictionary Of Classical Mythology.” Internet Archive, January 1, 1964. https://archive.org/details/dictionary-of-classical-mythology/page/18/mode/2up.

Artifact History

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

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