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IBNS Journal 63-3

includes articles on French India Banknotes, When Governments Counterfeit, Bolsheviks in Your Wallet, The Secret Heart of the Matter and tributes to Guido Crapanzano and Vincent Duggleby

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Latest Banknote of 2024 Nominations

The latest nominations for the Banknote of 2024 are: China: 20-Yuan Note, Thailand: 100-Baht Note, Japan: 5,000-Yen Note, Mozambique: 50-Meticais Note, Argentina: 10,000-Peso Note, Eastern Caribbean States: 50-Dollar Note, Morocco: 200-Dirhams Note

 

Mexico's 500 Peso Note

Nominated by David White, IBNS Life Member 161

MEX-500-Front
MEX-500-Back
 
NoteB717 (PNL): 500 pesos (US$38)
Predominant Colour(s)Blue
FrontSpanish text; bank monogram; entry of Benito Juárez into Mexico City, from Alberto Beltrán’s engraving; Benito Pablo Juárez García; denomination in blue-to-green OVI
BackSpanish text; gray whales in ecosystem of coasts, seas, and islands in the Biosphere Reserve of El Vizcaíno, in Baja California Sur
WatermarkBenito Juárez and electrotype 500
Additional SecurityGreen windowed Motion security thread
PrinterBanco de México
Size146 x 65 mm
Introduced08/28/2018
Information provided courtesy of The Banknote Book