Mexico
Mexico new date (26.11.2018) 200-peso note (B716b) confirmed
17 11, 2019 10:58 Category: North America
Like B716a, but new date (26 NOV. 2018). Prefix AG.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new 200-peso note (B716) confirmed introduced 02.09.2019
19 09, 2019 09:41 Category: North America
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Mexico new 200-peso note (B716) design unveiled
27 08, 2019 17:49 Category: North America
According to an article in El Universal dated 27.08.2019, the Banco de Mexico has unveiled the design of the new 200-peso note to be introduced later in 2019.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (01.08.2017) 50-peso note confirmed
03 05, 2019 15:35 Category: North America
Like P123A, but new date (1 AGO. 2017) and new signatures. Series Y.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
Mexico new sig/date (16.01.2017) 20-peso note confirmed
03 05, 2019 15:32 Category: North America
Like P122, but new date (16 ENE. 2017) and new signatures. Series AD.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
Mexico new sig/date (12.07.2016) 200-peso note confirmed
12 01, 2019 09:15 Category: North America
Like P125, but new signatures and new date (12 JUL. 2016). Series BH.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (01.08.2017) 500-peso note confirmed
18 12, 2018 08:40 Category: North America
Like P126, but new signatures and new date (1 AGO. 2017). Series BL.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (13.05.2015) 100-peso note confirmed
18 12, 2018 08:49 Category: North America
Like P124, but new signatures and new date (13 MAY. 2015). Series AU, AV.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (07.12.2015) 200-peso note confirmed
08 12, 2018 08:13 Category: North America
Like P125, but new signatures and new date (7 DIC. 2015). Series BG.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new date (23.02.2018) 500-peso note confirmed
26 11, 2018 19:26 Category: North America
Like 500-peso note dated 19 MAY. 2017, but new date (23 FEB. 2018). Series BA.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramírez González.
Mexico new 500-peso note confirmed
10 09, 2018 09:09 Category: North America
According to a press release dated 27 August 2018, the 500-peso note is the first denomination in a new family of banknotes with improved security features and designs representing Mexico’s historical and natural heritage. The fronts depict Old Mexico, Colonial Mexico, Independent Mexico, Reformation and Restoration of the Republic, Revolutionary Mexico, and Contemporary Mexico. The backs depict elements of fauna and flora identified with each of Mexico’s ecosystems, including rivers and lakes, temperate forests, dry forests, thickets and deserts, coasts, seas and islands, and rainforests, through recognized sites in the World Heritage list of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Ricardo Ramírez González.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Ricardo Ramírez González.
Mexico new 500-peso note reported for introduction 27.08.2018
25 08, 2018 07:47 Category: North America
According to various reports, on 27 August 2018, the Banco de Mexico will introduce a new 500-peso note.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios Osorio, Claudio Marana.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios Osorio, Claudio Marana.
Mexico new sig/date (01.16.2017) 50-peso note confirmed
25 06, 2018 08:34 Category: North America
Like P123A, but new signatures and new date (16 ENE. 2017). Series W.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new date (27.10.2014) 100-peso note confirmed
29 04, 2018 08:49 Category: North America
Like P124, but new date (27 OCT. 2014). Series AS.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (12.07.2016) 50-peso note confirmed
05 03, 2018 07:16 Category: North America
Like P123A, but with new date (12. JUL. 2016). Series V.
Courtesy of Sabine Leuenberger (
Mexico new sig/date (13.05.2015) 200-peso note confirmed
24 12, 2017 09:22 Category: North America
Like P125, but new signatures and new date (13 MAY. 2015). Series BC.
Courtesy Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (16.01.2017) 500-peso note confirmed
24 12, 2017 09:20 Category: North America
Like P126, but new signatures and new date (16 ENE. 2017). Series BE.
Courtesy Alberto Rios.
Mexico new date (12.07.2016) 500-peso note confirmed
06 11, 2017 10:53 Category: North America
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new 100-peso commemorative note confirmed introduced 05.02.2017
20 02, 2017 09:34 Category: North America | Commemorative
According to a press release, the Banco de México introduced a 100-peso note to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the Mexican Constitution.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios and Ricardo Ramírez González.
Mexico new date (12.07.2016) 20-peso note confirmed
08 01, 2017 09:45 Category: North America
Like P122, but new date (12 JUL. 2016). Series Y.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Mexico new sig/date (07.12.2015) 50-peso note confirmed
18 12, 2016 18:10 Category: North America
Like P123A but new signatures, new date (7 DIC. 2015), and series S.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (27.10.2014) 200-peso note confirmed
25 11, 2016 07:13 Category: North America
Like P125, but new signatures and new date (27 OCT. 2014). Series AX.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (07.12.2015) 500-peso note confirmed
25 11, 2016 07:14 Category: North America
Like P126, but new signatures and new date (7 DIC. 2015). Series AT.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (13.05.2015) 50-peso note confirmed
04 04, 2016 13:08 Category: North America
Like PNL, but new date (13 MAY. 2015), new signatures, and series P.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.06.2013) 1,000-peso note reported
04 03, 2016 09:50 Category: North America
Like P127, but new date (10 JUN. 2013) and new signature. Series D.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (27.10.2014) 500-peso note confirmed
20 12, 2015 09:41 Category: North America
Like P126, but new signatures and new date (27 OCT. 2014). Series AN.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (04.04.2014) 200-peso note confirmed
13 12, 2015 14:15 Category: North America
Like P125, but new date (4 ABR. 2014), new signatures, and series AV.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (04.04.2014) 100-peso note confirmed
13 12, 2015 14:19 Category: North America
Like P124, but new date (4 ABR. 2014), new signatures, and series AP.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (27.10.2014) 50-peso note confirmed
03 12, 2015 08:23 Category: North America
Like previous unlisted 50-peso note, but new signatures and new date (27 OCT. 2014). Series M.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (17.10.2013) 200-peso note confirmed
19 11, 2015 08:17 Category: North America
Like P125, but new date (17 OCT. 2013) and new signatures. Series AS.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (04.04.2014) 500-peso note confirmed
10 11, 2015 09:21 Category: North America
Like P126, but new date (4 ABR. 2014) and new signatures. Series AK.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (17.10.2013) 100-peso note confirmed
17 10, 2015 09:23 Category: North America
P124: Like P124, but new date (17 OCT. 2013) and new signatures. Series AH.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new date (10.06.2013) 100-peso note confirmed
20 08, 2015 06:16 Category: North America
P124: Like P124, but new date (10 JUN. 2013), new signatures, and new series AG.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (17.10.2013) 500-peso note confirmed
16 12, 2014 09:53 Category: North America
500 pesos, 17 OCT. 2013. Like P126, but new date and new signatures. Series AC.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (23.01.2012) 200-peso note confirmed
16 12, 2014 09:53 Category: North America
200 pesos, 23 ENE. 2012. Like P125, but new date and new signatures. Series AM.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.06.2013) 200-peso note confirmed
16 12, 2014 09:53 Category: North America
200 pesos, 10 JUN. 2013. Like P125, but new date and new signatures. Series AN.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Mexico new sig/date (10.06.2013) 500-peso note confirmed
16 12, 2014 09:53 Category: North America
500 pesos, 10 JUN. 2013. Like P126, but new date and new signatures. Series AB.
This is the first note with the signature of Javier Guzman Calafell. He was appointed member of the board of governors of the Bank of Mexico from 2013 to 2020.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Mexico new date (19.12.2012) 500-peso note confirmed
17 11, 2014 18:54 Category: North America
500 pesos, 19 DIC. 2012. Like P126, but new date. Serie AA.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Mexico opens online numismatic collection
28 10, 2014 14:15 Category: North America
The Banco de México has posted its Coleción Numismática online for free.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Courtesy of Cedrian Lopez-Bosch.
Mexico new sig/date (24.04.2013) 100-peso note confirmed
20 09, 2014 14:15 Category: North America
100 pesos, 24 ABR. 2013. Like P124, but new date and signatures. Series AB.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.06.2013) 20-peso note confirmed
17 08, 2014 11:12 Category: North America
20 pesos, 10 JUN. 2013. Like P122, but new date and new signatures. Series X.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Mexico new sig/date (10.01.2012) 20-peso note confirmed
15 08, 2014 09:28 Category: North America
20 pesos, 10 ENE. 2012. Like P122, but new date, new signatures, and series R.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.06.2013) 50-peso note confirmed
06 05, 2014 22:11 Category: North America
50 pesos, 10 JUN. 2013. Like unlisted notes dated 12 JUN. 2012 and 24 ABR. 2013, but new date and new signatures. Series H.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (23.04.2009) 200-peso note confirmed
10 02, 2014 18:16 Category: North America
200 pesos, 23 ABR. 2009. Like P125, but new date and signatures. Series S.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Mexico new sig/date (12.06.2012) 20-peso note confirmed
07 02, 2014 19:54 Category: North America
20 pesos, 12 JUN. 2012. Like P122, but new date and signatures. Series U. Confirmed only in uncut sheet at this point.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (24.06.2011) 500-peso note confirmed
07 02, 2014 19:49 Category: North America
500 pesos, 24 JUN. 2011. Like P126, but new date and signatures. Series S.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (24.04.2013) 50-peso note confirmed
23 12, 2013 08:49 Category: North America
50 pesos, 24 ABR. 2013. Like unlisted note dated 12 JUN. 2012, but new date and signatures. Series G.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (12.09.2011) 200-peso note confirmed
19 12, 2013 18:13 Category: North America
200 pesos, 12 SEP. 2011. Like P125, but new date and signatures. Serie AF.
200 pesos, 12 SEP. 2011. Like P125, but new date and signatures. Series AH.
Courtesy of Ricardo Gonzalez Ramírez and Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (19.12.2012) 100-peso note confirmed
14 12, 2013 18:49 Category: North America
100 pesos, 19 DIC. 2012. Like P124, but new date and signatures. Series X.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.01.2012) 500-peso note confirmed
24 11, 2013 16:43 Category: North America
500 pesos, 10 ENE. 2012. Like P126, but new date and signatures. Series T, U.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (24.06.2011) 200-peso note confirmed
13 10, 2013 16:08 Category: North America
200 pesos, 24 JUN. 2011. Like P125, but new signatures and new date. Series AE.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (24.06.2011) 20-peso note confirmed
21 07, 2013 09:32 Category: North America
20 pesos, 24 JUN. 2011. Like P122, but new date and new signatures. Series P.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new 50-peso polymer note confirmed
20 05, 2013 06:54 Category: North America
On 6 May 2013, Banco de México issued a revised polymer 50-peso note like the preceding issue (P123), but with more advanced anti-counterfeiting features, including a color-shifting butterfly printed on the transparent window, tactile intaglio printing, microprinting, novel serial numbering, and a larger transparent window with hidden image which can be revealed using a laser pointer. Existing notes will circulate in parallel with the new note. Serie A-F confirmed.
Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch, Beto Rios, and Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Mexico to present changes to 50-peso note on 06.05.2013
26 04, 2013 08:23 Category: North America
According to an article on CNN México dated 22 April 2013, Banco de México will present changes to the polymer 50-peso note (P123) on 6 May 2013.
Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch.
Courtesy of Cedrian López Bosch.
Mexico new sig/date (04.11.2010) 200-peso notes confirmed
23 12, 2012 05:54 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$15), 4 NOV. 2010. Like P125, but new date and signatures. Series AB.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.01.2012) 100-peso note confirmed
07 11, 2012 15:03 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.70), 10 ENE. 2012. Like P124, but new date and new signatures (Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Alejandro Alegre Rabiela). Series N.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico new sig/date (10.01.2012) 50-peso note confirmed
19 08, 2012 09:56 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.80), 10 ENE. 2012. Like P123, but new date and new signatures (Manuel Sánchez González & Alejandro Alegre Rabiela). Series V.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger.
Mexico new sig/date (04.11.2010) 100-peso note confirmed
19 08, 2012 09:53 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.60), 4 NOV. 2010. Like P124, but new date and new signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series M.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (24.06.2011) 50-peso note confirmed
07 06, 2012 11:19 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.60), 24 JUN. 2011. Like P123, but new date and new signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Alejandro Alegre Rabiela). Series T (U also confirmed).
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez and Thomas Krause.
Mexico new sig/date (03.05.2010) 50-peso note confirmed
07 06, 2012 11:18 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.60), 3 MAY. 2010. Like P123, but new date and new signatures (Agustin Guillermo Carstens and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie S.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new sig/date (04.11.2010) 500-peso notes confirmed
26 02, 2012 22:03 Category: North America
Guillermo Guemez Garcia and Raul Valdes Ramos
Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramos
Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Raul Valdes Ramos
500 pesos (US$39), 4 NOV. 2010. Like P126, but new date and signatures. Series G, H, J.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date 100-peso notes confirmed
07 01, 2012 17:40 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.90), 5 OCT. 2009. Like P124, but new date and signatures (Manuel Sanchez Gonzalaz and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie J.
100 pesos (US$7.90), 3 MAY. 2010. Like P124, but new date and signatures (Agustin Guillermo Carstens and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie K, L.
Courtesy of Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (05.10.2009) 200-peso note confirmed
12 12, 2011 07:40 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$14.50), 5 OCT. 2009. Like P125, but new date and signatures (Guillermo Guemex Garcia and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series W.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Mexico new sig/date (03.05.2010) 20-peso note confirmed
14 11, 2011 14:26 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.50), 3 MAY. 2010. Like P122, but new date, signatures (Guillermo Guemez Garcia and Raul Valdes Ramos), and serie L, M.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez and Mark Fox.
Mexico new sig/date (03.05.2010) 50-peso note confirmed
09 01, 2012 08:47 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.75), 3 MAY. 2010. Like P123, but new date and signatures (Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie Q.
50 pesos (US$3.75), 3 MAY. 2010. Like P123, but new date and signatures Manuel Sanchez Gonzalez and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie R.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Mexico new sig/date (28.04.2008) 200-peso note confirmed
28 01, 2011 08:10 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$16.50), 28 ABR. 2008. Like Pick 125, but new date, new signatures (Everado Elizondo Almaguer and Raul Valdes Ramos), and Series N.
Courtesy of Bill Stubkjaer.
Mexico new sig/date (08.03.2010) 50-peso note confirmed
21 01, 2011 10:52 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$4.15), 8 MAR. 2010. Like P123, but new date and signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramos).
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new date (2009.04.23) 50-peso note confirmed
10 01, 2011 09:03 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$4.10), 23 ABR. 2009. Like P123, but new date and new signature (Guillermo Ortiz Martinez and Raul Valdes Ramos). Serie M.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Mexico new sig/date (23.04.2009) 20-peso note confirmed
30 12, 2010 19:40 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.60), 23 ABR. 2009. Like P122, but new date and signatures (Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series J.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new sig/date (20.11.2007) 20-peso note confirmed
30 12, 2010 19:39 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.60), 20 NOV. 2007. Like P122, but new date and signatures (Guillermo Ortiz Martinez and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series F.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new date (26.03.2002) 500-peso note confirmed
12 09, 2010 12:24 Category: North America
500 pesos (US$38.75), 26 MAR. 2002. Like P120, but new date, new signature, and Serie AG.
Courtesy of Jean-MIchel Engels.
Mexico new sig/date (28.10.2008) 20-peso note confirmed
10 09, 2010 17:04 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.55), 28 OCT. 2008. Like P122, but new date and signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series H.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new sig/date (28.04.2008) 20-peso note confirmed
10 09, 2010 17:03 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.55), 28 ABR. 2008. Like P122, but new date and signatures (Guillermo Guemez Garcia and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series G.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new sig/date (28.04.2008) 50-peso note confirmed
10 09, 2010 17:01 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.85), 28 ABR. 2008. Like P123, but new date and signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramos). Series J.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new 500-peso note confirmed
10 09, 2010 17:06 Category: North America
On 30 August 2010, the Bank of Mexico completed the issuance of its latest family of notes with the introduction of a new 500-peso note. As with previous members of this new family, older notes of the same denomination remain legal tender and will circulate in parallel with the new notes.
Agustin Guillermo Carstens and Raul Valdes Ramos
P126. 500 pesos (US$38.10). Brown. Front: Calla lily in violet-to-green OVI; Rivera’s mural Desnudo con Alcatraces (Nude with Calla Lilies), three brushes, and painter’s palette; muralist Diego Rivera; map. Back: Map; bank logo; artist Frida Kahlo; Kahlo’s painting El Abrazo de Amor del Universo, La Tierra, (México), Yo, Diego and Señor Xolotl (The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, [Mexico], I, Diego and Mister Xolotl); hummingbird. Windowed Motion security thread and solid security thread. Watermark: Diego Rivera and electrotype 500. Printer: BANCO DE MÉXICO. 148 x 66 mm. 8 MAR. 2010. Serie A. Intro: 30.08.2010.
Courtesy of Rickey Stein and Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Agustin Guillermo Carstens and Raul Valdes Ramos
P126. 500 pesos (US$38.10). Brown. Front: Calla lily in violet-to-green OVI; Rivera’s mural Desnudo con Alcatraces (Nude with Calla Lilies), three brushes, and painter’s palette; muralist Diego Rivera; map. Back: Map; bank logo; artist Frida Kahlo; Kahlo’s painting El Abrazo de Amor del Universo, La Tierra, (México), Yo, Diego and Señor Xolotl (The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth, [Mexico], I, Diego and Mister Xolotl); hummingbird. Windowed Motion security thread and solid security thread. Watermark: Diego Rivera and electrotype 500. Printer: BANCO DE MÉXICO. 148 x 66 mm. 8 MAR. 2010. Serie A. Intro: 30.08.2010.
Courtesy of Rickey Stein and Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new 100-peso note confirmed
22 08, 2010 11:39 Category: North America
Guillermo Ortiz Martinez and Raul Valdes Ramos
100 pesos (US$7.90), 23 ABR. 2009.
Red and yellow. Front: Ear of corn; poem about zentzontle, a bird represented by jade, flower, and two seated men; warrior poet Nezahualcóyotl. Back: Bank logo; temple, central square, and aqueduct of México-Tenochtitlán; cricket. Windowed Motion security thread and solid security thread. Watermark: Nezahualcóyotl and electrotype 100. Printer: BANCO DE MÉXICO. 148 x 66 mm. Intro: 09.08.2010.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez and Claudio Marana.
New holographic technology has designs on banknote security
06 07, 2010 09:03 Category: Miscellaneous
Technology continues to push the boundaries for banknote security holograms. Here, Dr Glenn Wood of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association looks at some of the latest developments.
Today, holographic technology remains very much to the fore as part of an array of overt features which make it quick and easy for people to recognise whether or not a banknote is bonafide. But new substrate technology, particularly the introduction of transparent ‘windows’ is being incorporated on banknotes to provide new levels of anti-counterfeiting complexity.
The commemorative 1,000 Tenge note produced by Papierfabrik Louisenthal for Kazakhstan and launched earlier this year takes optical sophistication to a new level. Not only does it feature a hologram showing typical rainbow colours but a small microlenticular patch viewed by transmission. The system is called Varifeye® and combines the best features of paper and polymer.
The optically variable feature on the new 1000 Tenge note of Kazakhstan showing microlenticular feature in the window and demetallised hologram below.
Previously, a deckle-edge window was created in the paper substrate during the process of cylinder-mould web formation as the stock fibers collect against the deckle, leading to the characteristic feather look. Latterly, the window has been cut into the paper after laminating to a polymeric layer. Then a clear stripe of film is laminated over it running from top to bottom of the note. The clear stripe contains the microlenticular image of a camel interchanging with the letter ‘K’ when tilted.
This feature can be viewed by transmission through the window. There is also a demetallised holographic image of the Astana Baiterek monument above the text ‘Organisation for Security & Co-operation in Europe’, interchanging with the date 2010 which are viewed by reflection where it falls over the paper. (This technology was first used on the Bulgarian lev banknotes in 2005, becoming the world’s first paper notes with see through window).
For polymeric substrates, the Bank of Australia has developed its Non-diffractive Switching Image (NSI). This appears like a dynamic watermark in the clear window of a polymer-based note. Being non-diffractive, the images are seen in varying shades of grey rather than rainbow colours and switching of the image elements occurs by rotation rather than tilting.
Mexico has also embraced new technology – the country’s 100 peso note has an ingenious feature which outwardly looks holographic but is in fact transparent optically variable inks (they are usually opaque) printed on the clear window of a polymer note. The viewer can look at the feature either by transmission or reflection. The inks change colour in both modes but the colours seen by transmission are the complementary colours of those seen by reflection.
The latest innovation in holographic technology which makes use of traditional (though modified) embossing technology is the Asterium feature from Toppan printing in Japan. Viewed in normal direct light this feature appears black but when inclined at an extreme angle, the rainbow colours of an embossed hologram appear. The important feature here is the optical black which gives a new aesthetic to documents and only reveals the colourful security feature as and when required.
Asterium from Toppan uses optical black in conjunction with a hologram.
Another innovator, Kurz, has developed a revolutionary wafer thin security photopolymer which can record a volume holographic image for banknotes produced for Swiss National Bank. Kurz’s success has been to develop the material thin enough for use on a banknote, especially given that the reason this is called a ‘volume’ hologram is that the interference fringes are recorded within the depth of the photo-sensitive material. Similar developments are taking place in Japan where Dai Nippon Printing is leading the way.
OVD Kinegram, a division of Leonhard Kurz, continues to push the boundaries with its Kinegram reColor®. This has been developed for use as a laminate in conjunction with a window or aperture in the banknote substrate, and provides fundamentally different, and unexpected, effects depending on whether the note is viewed from the front or reverse. On the front the viewer sees a normal metallised reflective, diffractive image, while the reverse view shows a patterned coloured foil also displaying the diffractive features. The trick is performed using different coloured resist lacquers in the demetallization process. More remarkable still is Kinegram reView® which appears the same, metallic color on both sides of the image although the images seen on the two faces can be different and unrelated to each other.
ReView from L. Kurz displays different holographic images when viewed from opposite side of a window.
One way or another, it seems that the window technology now becoming available to printers of banknotes is here to stay. Formerly, the opaque nature of security printing paper only allowed a watermark to be seen by transmission but most holograms are, by nature, transmissive and are rendered reflective by applying a metal coating. Once the opportunity is presented to allow them to be seen by transmission, as in a window, the opportunities for an optical tour de force are increased. This renders the note more visually attractive to inspectors and consumers and more difficult to simulate by counterfeiters.
However, here’s a cautionary word. Any trend towards simplification must be seen as a move in the right direction and run hand in hand with artists and graphic designers’ abilities to make good use of the media or of the public’s ability to appreciate and evaluate the security benefits offered by the latest technology. After all, it’s not as though holograms represent the only security feature on a banknote.
They are often one of many - for example, the 1000 Tenge note for Kazakhstan has at least 16 features including one to help the blind or partially sighted. So, it isn’t necessary to fill the hologram with every conceivable feature rather remember why the hologram was originally introduced: it provided a feature that could not be photocopied. Photopolymers provide this, so there’s no reason to suppose that holographic technology will not continue to be an integral security feature on future generations of banknotes.
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The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) is made up of 90 of the world's leading hologram companies. IHMA members are the leading producers and converters of holograms for banknote security, anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, packaging, graphics and other commercial applications around the world. IHMA member companies actively cooperate to maintain the highest professional, security and quality standards.
Issued on behalf of the IHMA by Mitchell Halton Watson Ltd. For further details contact Andy Bruce on +44 (0) 191 233 1300 or email andy@mhwpr.co.uk
Today, holographic technology remains very much to the fore as part of an array of overt features which make it quick and easy for people to recognise whether or not a banknote is bonafide. But new substrate technology, particularly the introduction of transparent ‘windows’ is being incorporated on banknotes to provide new levels of anti-counterfeiting complexity.
The commemorative 1,000 Tenge note produced by Papierfabrik Louisenthal for Kazakhstan and launched earlier this year takes optical sophistication to a new level. Not only does it feature a hologram showing typical rainbow colours but a small microlenticular patch viewed by transmission. The system is called Varifeye® and combines the best features of paper and polymer.
The optically variable feature on the new 1000 Tenge note of Kazakhstan showing microlenticular feature in the window and demetallised hologram below.
Previously, a deckle-edge window was created in the paper substrate during the process of cylinder-mould web formation as the stock fibers collect against the deckle, leading to the characteristic feather look. Latterly, the window has been cut into the paper after laminating to a polymeric layer. Then a clear stripe of film is laminated over it running from top to bottom of the note. The clear stripe contains the microlenticular image of a camel interchanging with the letter ‘K’ when tilted.
This feature can be viewed by transmission through the window. There is also a demetallised holographic image of the Astana Baiterek monument above the text ‘Organisation for Security & Co-operation in Europe’, interchanging with the date 2010 which are viewed by reflection where it falls over the paper. (This technology was first used on the Bulgarian lev banknotes in 2005, becoming the world’s first paper notes with see through window).
For polymeric substrates, the Bank of Australia has developed its Non-diffractive Switching Image (NSI). This appears like a dynamic watermark in the clear window of a polymer-based note. Being non-diffractive, the images are seen in varying shades of grey rather than rainbow colours and switching of the image elements occurs by rotation rather than tilting.
Mexico has also embraced new technology – the country’s 100 peso note has an ingenious feature which outwardly looks holographic but is in fact transparent optically variable inks (they are usually opaque) printed on the clear window of a polymer note. The viewer can look at the feature either by transmission or reflection. The inks change colour in both modes but the colours seen by transmission are the complementary colours of those seen by reflection.
The latest innovation in holographic technology which makes use of traditional (though modified) embossing technology is the Asterium feature from Toppan printing in Japan. Viewed in normal direct light this feature appears black but when inclined at an extreme angle, the rainbow colours of an embossed hologram appear. The important feature here is the optical black which gives a new aesthetic to documents and only reveals the colourful security feature as and when required.
Asterium from Toppan uses optical black in conjunction with a hologram.
Another innovator, Kurz, has developed a revolutionary wafer thin security photopolymer which can record a volume holographic image for banknotes produced for Swiss National Bank. Kurz’s success has been to develop the material thin enough for use on a banknote, especially given that the reason this is called a ‘volume’ hologram is that the interference fringes are recorded within the depth of the photo-sensitive material. Similar developments are taking place in Japan where Dai Nippon Printing is leading the way.
OVD Kinegram, a division of Leonhard Kurz, continues to push the boundaries with its Kinegram reColor®. This has been developed for use as a laminate in conjunction with a window or aperture in the banknote substrate, and provides fundamentally different, and unexpected, effects depending on whether the note is viewed from the front or reverse. On the front the viewer sees a normal metallised reflective, diffractive image, while the reverse view shows a patterned coloured foil also displaying the diffractive features. The trick is performed using different coloured resist lacquers in the demetallization process. More remarkable still is Kinegram reView® which appears the same, metallic color on both sides of the image although the images seen on the two faces can be different and unrelated to each other.
ReView from L. Kurz displays different holographic images when viewed from opposite side of a window.
One way or another, it seems that the window technology now becoming available to printers of banknotes is here to stay. Formerly, the opaque nature of security printing paper only allowed a watermark to be seen by transmission but most holograms are, by nature, transmissive and are rendered reflective by applying a metal coating. Once the opportunity is presented to allow them to be seen by transmission, as in a window, the opportunities for an optical tour de force are increased. This renders the note more visually attractive to inspectors and consumers and more difficult to simulate by counterfeiters.
However, here’s a cautionary word. Any trend towards simplification must be seen as a move in the right direction and run hand in hand with artists and graphic designers’ abilities to make good use of the media or of the public’s ability to appreciate and evaluate the security benefits offered by the latest technology. After all, it’s not as though holograms represent the only security feature on a banknote.
They are often one of many - for example, the 1000 Tenge note for Kazakhstan has at least 16 features including one to help the blind or partially sighted. So, it isn’t necessary to fill the hologram with every conceivable feature rather remember why the hologram was originally introduced: it provided a feature that could not be photocopied. Photopolymers provide this, so there’s no reason to suppose that holographic technology will not continue to be an integral security feature on future generations of banknotes.
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The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) is made up of 90 of the world's leading hologram companies. IHMA members are the leading producers and converters of holograms for banknote security, anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, packaging, graphics and other commercial applications around the world. IHMA member companies actively cooperate to maintain the highest professional, security and quality standards.
Issued on behalf of the IHMA by Mitchell Halton Watson Ltd. For further details contact Andy Bruce on +44 (0) 191 233 1300 or email andy@mhwpr.co.uk
Mexico new sig/date (28.10.2008) 500-peso note confirmed
22 02, 2010 05:33 Category: North America
500 pesos (US$39.05), 28 OCT. 2008. Like Pick 120, but new date, new signatures (Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (AW).
Courtesy of Rickey Stein.
Mexico new sig/date 200-peso notes confirmed
22 02, 2010 05:30 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$15.60), 14 MAY. 2007. New date, new signatures (Guillermo Ortiz Martínez and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (E).
200 pesos (US$15.60), 14 MAY. 2007. New date, new signatures ( Everado Elizando Almaguer and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (F).
200 pesos (US$15.60), 20 NOV. 2007. New date, new signatures (Jesús Marcos Yacamán and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (G).
200 pesos (US$15.60), 20 NOV. 2007. New date, new signatures (Everado Elizondo Almaguer and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (H).
Courtesy of Rickey Stein.
Mexico new sig/date (14.05.2007) 200-peso notes confirmed
22 02, 2010 05:28 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$15.60), 14 MAY. 2007. Like Pick 119, but new date, new signatures (José Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (DN).
Courtesy of Rickey Stein.
Mexico new sig/date (28.04.2008) 100-peso notes confirmed
22 02, 2010 05:23 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.80), 28 ABR. 2008. Like Pick 118, but new date, new signatures (Roberto del Cueto Legaspi and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (DZ).
100 pesos (US$7.80), 28 ABR. 2008. Like Pick 118, but new date, new signatures (Guillermo Ortiz Martinez and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (EA).
100 pesos (US$7.80), 28 ABR. 2008. Like Pick 118, but new date, new signatures (Everado Elizando Almaguer and Raúl Valdés Ramons), and new series (EB).
Courtesy of Rickey Stein.
Mexico new sig/date (15.05.2007) 200-peso note confirmed
14 02, 2010 10:00 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$15.45), 15 MAY. 2007. New date, new signatures (Jesús Marcos Yacamán and Raúl Valdés Ramos), and series D.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new sig/date (20.11.2007) 100-peso note confirmed
14 02, 2010 09:54 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.70), 20 NOV. 2007. Like Pick 108, but new date, new signatures (Jesús Marcos Yacamán and Raúl Valdés Ramos), and series DY.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.
Mexico new date (14.05.2007) 20-peso note confirmed
08 01, 2010 16:38 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.55), 14 MAY. 2007. New date, series E, and new signatures (Jesus Marcos Yacaman and Raul Valdes Ramons).
Courtesy of Thomas Krause and Richard Miranda.
Mexico new date (28.10.2008) 50-peso note confirmed
22 09, 2010 06:12 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$3.85), 28 OCT. 2008. Series K with signatures of Jesús Marcos Yacaman (JUNTA DE GOBIERNO/Sub-Governor) and Raúl Valdés Ramos (CAJERO PRINCIPAL/Chief Cashier). Introduced December 2009. Polymer.
50 pesos (US$3.85), 28 OCT. 2008. Series L with signatures of unknown (JUNTA DE GOBIERNO/Sub-Governor) and Raúl Valdés Ramos (CAJERO PRINCIPAL/Chief Cashier). Polymer.
Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez and Thomas Krause.
Mexico 100-peso commemorative has error
28 11, 2009 06:46 Category: North America | Commemorative
On 23 September 2009, the Bank of Mexico introduced two commemorative banknotes: a paper one to celebrate the bicentennial of independence, and a polymer one to celebrate the centennial of the Mexican Revolution.
The 100-peso commemorative with series A/A-A/E has an error in the microprinted text. On the front, the text appears correctly as “SUFRAGIO EFECTIVO Y NO REELECCION.” However, on the back the second word is misspelled as “ELECTIVO.” Apparently a corrected note will appear in 2010, and the error notes will remain in circulation.
Courtesy of Rickey Stein and Thomas Krause.
Pixel watermark debuts on Mexico 200-peso commemorative
06 10, 2009 13:20 Category: North America | Commemorative
On 23 September 2009, the Bank of Mexico introduced two new commemorative banknotes. The 200-peso paper note celebrates the bicentenial of independence. It is also noteworthy because it's the first note in the world with a new security feature: the Pixel watermark, developed by ArjoWiggins Security.
A new development in the field of multi-tone watermarks, Pixel watermarks consist of patterns of dark dots of varying sizes on light backgrounds to create 3D effects such as the texture on the angel's wing on Mexico's new 200-peso commemorative. According to ArjoWiggins, in the coming months 20 new banknotes will be issued in Asia and Latin America featuring Pixel watermarks.
Courtesy of Nathalie Vast.
Mexico introduces two new commemorative notes
23 09, 2009 12:06 Category: North America | Commemorative
In a press release dated 23 September 2009, the Bank of Mexico announced the immediate introduction of two new commemorative banknotes: a paper one to celebrate the bicentennial of independence, and a polymer one to celebrate the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. Each will be limited to 50 million pieces and these notes will not replace the currently circulating notes of the same denominations.
20,000 sets of notes with matching serial numbers were sold in a special folder. Anyone with information on the original cost of a set or the ability to scan the folder is encouraged to share that info and the images.
100 pesos (US$7.50)
Commemorates the Mexcian Revolution. Front: Ear of corn; camp follower (Adelita); locomotive that carried revolutionary troops in 1910; corn field; map. Back: Corn field; soldiers in David Alfaro Siqueiros' mural "Del Porfirismo a la Revolución;" ear of corn. Watermark: Adelita. Series A. Dated 20 NOV. 2007. 134 x 66 mm. Polymer.
200 pesos (US$15)
Commemorates Mexican Independence. Front (vertical): Church bell in OVI; map; Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla with a banner, from Jesus Enrique Emilio de la Helguera Evans' painting "Don Miguel Hidalgo." Back (vertical): Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City; stylized bright red cap (symbol of freedom). Windowed security thread. Watermark: Angel of Independence with electrotype 200. 141 x 66 mm.
Signature information courtesy of Thomas Krause.
20,000 sets of notes with matching serial numbers were sold in a special folder. Anyone with information on the original cost of a set or the ability to scan the folder is encouraged to share that info and the images.
100 pesos (US$7.50)
Commemorates the Mexcian Revolution. Front: Ear of corn; camp follower (Adelita); locomotive that carried revolutionary troops in 1910; corn field; map. Back: Corn field; soldiers in David Alfaro Siqueiros' mural "Del Porfirismo a la Revolución;" ear of corn. Watermark: Adelita. Series A. Dated 20 NOV. 2007. 134 x 66 mm. Polymer.
- Prefix A Signatures: Guillermo Ortiz Martinez and Raul Valdes Ramons
- Prefix B Signatures: Roberto Del Cueto Legaspi and Raul Valdes Ramons:
- Prefix C Signatures: Everardo Elizondo Almaguer and Raul Valdes Ramons
- Prefix D Signatures: Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramons
- Prefix E Signatures: Jesus Marcos Yacaman and Raul Valdes Ramons:
200 pesos (US$15)
Commemorates Mexican Independence. Front (vertical): Church bell in OVI; map; Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla with a banner, from Jesus Enrique Emilio de la Helguera Evans' painting "Don Miguel Hidalgo." Back (vertical): Angel of Independence, on Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City; stylized bright red cap (symbol of freedom). Windowed security thread. Watermark: Angel of Independence with electrotype 200. 141 x 66 mm.
Signature information courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Mexico new date (28.04.2008) 50-peso note confirmed
24 08, 2009 09:10 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$4.55), 28 ABR. 2008. Like Pick 122b, but Series J, new date, and new signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib and Raul Valdes Ramons). Polymer.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Mexico new date (28.04.2008) 100-peso note confirmed
28 07, 2009 08:02 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$7.50). Like Pick 118, but new date (28 ABR. 2008) and new signatures (Governor, Guillermo Ortíz Martínez; Chief Cashier, Raul Valdes Ramos).
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
Mexico new date (14.05.2007) 200-peso note confirmed
26 01, 2009 10:54 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$18.10), 14 MAY. 2007. Like P119, but new date and series DM.
Strangely enough, the first new style 200-peso note with Motion thread is dated 15 FEB. 2007 and series A, and a variety has also been confirmed with the date 14 MAY. 2007 and series C. That means this old style note bears a date that’s subsequent to the introduction of the new style notes, and actually shares that date with a new style variety.
Courtesy of Kevin Klauss.
Mexico new 200-peso note confirmed
20 09, 2008 15:56 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$18.10), 15 FEB. 2007. Introduced 08.09.2008. Green. Front: Writer Juana de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana (Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz); books; inkwell; pens; library window. Back: Hacienda de Panoayan; baptismal font of the church of San Vicente Ferrer in Chimalhuacán; Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhautl volcanoes. Series A. OVI, windowed Motion security thread, microtext, Omron rings, map as registration device, intaglio printing, portrait watermark with denomination as electrotype, embedded colored threads, and UV elements. 141 x 66 mm.
Mexico new date (22.11.2006) 50-peso note confirmed
14 04, 2008 18:40 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$4.80), 22 NOV. 2006. Like MXN50 issued November 21, 2006, but new date, series G, and new signatures (unknown, JUNTA DE GOBIERNO; Raul Valdas Ramons, CAJERO PRINCIPAL). Polymer.
Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.
Mexico new date (19.06.2006) 100-peso note confirmed
12 04, 2008 10:18 Category: North America
100 pesos (US$9.50), 19 JUN. 2006. Like P118, but new date and series DT.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Mexico new 1,000-peso note confirmed
01 04, 2008 07:38 Category: North America
1,000 pesos (US$93.50), 8 MAY, 2006. Introduced 07.04.2008. Rose and violet. Portrait of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla on front, University of Guanajuato on back. Series A. Three towers of the church of Dolores Hidalgo in OVI, windowed Motion security thread, microtext, Omron rings, map as registration device, intaglio printing, portrait watermark with denomination as electrotype, embedded colored threads, and UV elements. 155 x 66 mm.
Mexico new date (19.06.2006) 200-peso note confirmed
30 12, 2007 15:29 Category: North America
200 pesos (US$18.10), 19 JUN. 2006. Like P119, but new date and series DK.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez.
Mexico new date (06.19.2006) 500-peso note confirmed
08 11, 2007 07:35 Category: North America
500 pesos (US$46.70), 19 JUN. 2006 and 15 FEB. 2007. Like P120, but new dates and new signatures (Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdas Ramons, Cajero Principal).
Courtesy of Ronny Hick and Kevin Klauss.
Mexico to release new family of notes starting in November 2006
30 09, 2006 10:25 Category: North America
In September 2006, the Bank of Mexico outlined its plans to issue a new family of banknotes designed primarily to improve security and ease identification by the blind through the use of different tactile marks and varying sizes for each denomination. The colors and overall designs of the current series of notes will remain unchanged to avoid confusion. The lone exception is the new $500, which will feature Diego Rivera and Frieda Kahlo.
All of the new notes will be 66 mm tall. However, the 20-peso note will be 120 mm in length, and each larger denomination will be 7 mm longer, culminating in a 1,000-peso note measuring 155 x 66 mm, the same size as the current series of notes (Pick 116 - 121).
The first note of the new series will be the $50, to be released in November 2006, followed by the $20 in 2007. Both of these denominations will be printed on polymer, which — in the bank's experience with the current polymer $20 (Pick 116) — lasts three times longer than paper.
The remaining denominations will be printed on paper, with the $200 and $1,000 appearing in 2008, and the $100 and $500 slated for 2009. The current notes will remain legal tender and will be gradually removed from circulation.
Mexico to issue new polymer 50-peso note
15 11, 2006 10:14 Category: North America
The Bank of Mexico plans to issue a new family of banknotes designed primarily to improve security and ease identification by the blind through the use of different tactile marks and varying sizes for each denomination. The first note of this new series is the $50 (US$4.60), details of which were revealed today as follows.
50 peso, 5 Nov. 2004. Issued November 21, 2006. Series A. Signatures: Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, Junta de Gobierno; Maria Elvira Herendira Hernandez Barba, Cajero Principal.
José María Morelos as portrait and watermark, color-shifting butterfly, microtext, security thread, map of Mexico as registration device, and see-through window with embossed denomination. Aqueduct in Morelia, Michoacán on back, along with orange Monarch butterflies that fluoresce yellow under UV light. Polymer. 127 x 66 mm.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Issued November 21, 2006. Like above, but series B, new date, and new signatures (Guillermo Güemez Garcia, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal). Polymer.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Series C. Signatures: Everardo Elizondo Almaguer, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Issued November 21, 2006. Like above, but series D, new date, and new signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal). Polymer.
Faux watermark that appears on all notes to right of portrait.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
50 peso, 5 Nov. 2004. Issued November 21, 2006. Series A. Signatures: Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, Junta de Gobierno; Maria Elvira Herendira Hernandez Barba, Cajero Principal.
José María Morelos as portrait and watermark, color-shifting butterfly, microtext, security thread, map of Mexico as registration device, and see-through window with embossed denomination. Aqueduct in Morelia, Michoacán on back, along with orange Monarch butterflies that fluoresce yellow under UV light. Polymer. 127 x 66 mm.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Issued November 21, 2006. Like above, but series B, new date, and new signatures (Guillermo Güemez Garcia, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal). Polymer.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Series C. Signatures: Everardo Elizondo Almaguer, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal.
50 peso, 7 Sept. 2005. Issued November 21, 2006. Like above, but series D, new date, and new signatures (Jose Julian Sidaoui Dib, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal). Polymer.
Faux watermark that appears on all notes to right of portrait.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Mexico new date (19.06.2006) 50-peso note confirmed
18 04, 2007 17:06 Category: North America
50 pesos (US$4.55), 19 Jun. 2006. Like Pick 122b, but Series E, new date, and new signatures (Jesus Marcos Yacaman, Junta de Gobierno; Raul Valdes Ramons, Cajero Principal). Polymer.
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Mexico new 20-peso polymer note confirmed
20 08, 2007 12:16 Category: North America
20 pesos (US$1.85), 19 JUN. 2006. Issued August 20, 2007. Blue, green, and brown. Series A. Don Benito Juárez García as portrait and wmk, scales of justice and open book (las Leyes de Reforma en 1859) above signatures (Guillermo Ortiz Martinez, JUNTA DE GOBIERNO; Raul Valdes Ramons, CAJERO PRINCIPAL), 20 embossed on see-through window, 20 PESOS repeated on security band, color-changing bird, microtext, map as registration device, Omron rings, and UV inks. Monte Albán pre-Columbian archaeological ruins in Oaxaca, a pendent, and Dios del Rayo mask of Zapotec deity Cocijo on back. Printer: BANCO DE MEXICO. Polymer. 120 x 66 mm.
20 pesos (US$1.85), 19 JUN. 2006. Issued August 20, 2007. Like above, but Series B and signatures (Guillermo Güemez Garcia, JUNTA DE GOBIERNO; Raul Valdes Ramons, CAJERO PRINCIPAL).
Courtesy of Thomas Krause.
Mexico new sig/date (24.08.2017) 500-peso note confirmed
18 12, 2018 08:40 Category: North America
Like 500-peso note dated 19 MAY. 2017, but new signatures and new date (24 AGO. 2017). Series AU.
Courtesy of Alberto Rios.
Mexico chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
13 06, 2019 09:45 Category: The Banknote Book | North America
The Mexico chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers.
This 58-page catalog covers notes issued by the Imperio Mexicano (Mexican Empire) in 1823, Tesorerías de la Nación (Treasury of the Nation) in 1823, Banco de México (Bank of Mexico) in 1866, Banco de la República Méxicana (Bank of the Mexican Republic) in 1918, Comisión Monetaria (Monetary Commission) in 1920, and Banco de México (Bank of Mexico) from 1925 to present. Published 14.06.2019.
Each chapter of The Banknote Book includes detailed descriptions and background information, full-color images, and accurate valuations. The Banknote Book also features:
- Sharp color images of note’s front and back without overlap
- Face value or date of demonetization if no longer legal tender
- Specific identification of all vignette elements
- Security features described in full
- Printer imprint reproduced exactly as on note
- Each date/signature variety assigned an individual letter
- Variety checkboxes for tracking your collection and want list
- Date reproduced exactly as on note
- Precise date of introduction noted when known
- Replacement note information
- Signature tables, often with names and terms of service
- Background information for historical and cultural context
- Details magnified to distinguish between note varieties
- Bibliographic sources listed for further research
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Mexico new 200-peso commemorative note (B722) confirmed introduced 02.09.2019
19 09, 2019 09:41 Category: North America | Commemorative
Like B716, but new date and with 25 ANIVERSARIO DE LA AUTONOMIA 1994-2019 printed below the bank’s name at upper left front to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Banco de Mexico’s autonomy granted by article 28 of the Constitution of 1 April 1994.
Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez Gonzalez.
