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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