Mexico: State of Chihuahua
10 Pesos - 1913 (Mexican Revolution)
Pick# s133 - G
Value: $5.00
This is an interesting note. It's from the time of the Mexican Revolution which lasted between 1910-1920. It was not legal tender throughout Mexico, but only within the State of Chihuahua. This note was used to pay the local militia for their efforts during the revolution. The obverse has a picture of a Mexican cattleman, or Charro, herding his cattle while the reverse has the typical Mexican emblem with the eagle and snake, which is derived from the time of the Aztecs. The Eagle represents the Mexican people while the snake represents Mexico's enemies. I think that this is a very great looking note; it's very detailed and has a few colors, something which was quite rare for notes during that time.
I picked this note up from a local shop for $0.25. It does have some water/other type of damage present on the note. If you look closely at the bottom of the note, you will see the damage. Despite the notes faults, the note is immensely huge. Note the biggest note I've ever seen, but definitely one of the bigger ones out there.
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