Collection

Mexico 1884 – Fábrica de Tunal 1 Peso (Pick Unlisted, ABNC)

Context — Porfiriato industrial finance (1876–1911): In the 1880s, Mexico’s northern mining belt (Durango–Zacatecas–Coahuila) expanded under Porfirio Díaz’s pro-investment policies. Private companies routinely paid workers and contractors with bearer notes redeemable in silver on demand. These instruments sat between payroll scrip and banknotes: fully engraved, serialed, and legally payable al portador en moneda de plata, but issued by corporations rather than chartered banks. ... Read more →

Mexico 1915 — Ayuntamiento de Zitácuaro 10 Centavos (Uncut Sheet of Four, M2952c)

Uncut vertical sheet of four 10 Centavos notes issued by the Ayuntamiento (Municipal Council) of Zitácuaro, Michoacán, during the Mexican Revolution, catalogued as M2952c. Each note is individually numbered in blue ink (Nos. 1124–1127) and printed in black on thin local stock typical of municipal emergency currency produced in 1914–1916. ... Read more →