20 Pesos Comisión Reguladora del Mercado de Henequén

Obverse

Palacio de Gobierno in Mérida at left center. Illustration of henequen processing at right center. Black and red on cream. Note: Henequen (Agave fourcroydes) is a type of agave, related to but not the same as sisal (Agave sisalana). The Spanish name is henequén, with an accent on the final e.

Lettering:
Text centered from top to bottom:
"COMISION REGULADORA" in white on a grey/black banner
"DEL MERCADO DE HENEQUEN. " slightly curved upward in the middle of the text
SERIE at far left in black, "C" in red below the
Mérida (Jue) Noviembre 20 de 1914.
LA TESORERÍA GENERAL DEL ESTADO
PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR LA CANTIDAD
DE VEINTE PESOS CON
CARGO A LA CUENTA DE LA
Comisión Reguladora del Mercado de Henequén.
Nº [serial number in red, 4 digits]
XX in red numerals across center in background
VEINTE PESOS in white against a red background across bottom.
Bottom margin: "TALLERES DE FOT. Y FOTOGRABADO "GUERRA"
Numeral "20" in each corner

Translation:
REGULATORY COMMISSION
OF THE HENEQUEN MARKET
SERIES C
Mérida (Thu) November 20, 1914.
THE GENERAL TREASURY OF THE STATE
WILL PAY THE BEARER THE QUANTITY
OF TWENTY PESOS WITH
CHARGE TO THE ACCOUNT OF THE
Regulatory Commission of the Hemp Market.
No.
TWENTY PESOS
"Guerra" Phot. and Photoengraving Studio

Reverse

Blue on cream. VEINTE PESOS white on blue background appears six times around the edges, numeral 20 in the four corners. At center, in a circular frame, the Iglesia (Church), part of the Las Monjas (Nunnery) complex at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, Yucatán.

Lettering:
VEINTE PESOS
Red seal at center right, oval shape: across top "COMISION REGULADORA"; across bottom: "VEINTE PESOS"

Translation:
TWENTY PESOS
Red seal at center right, oval shape: across top "REGULATORY COMMISSION"; across bottom: "TWENTY PESOS"

Watermark

None discernable

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References
Undetermined
1914-Nov-20											P# S1124a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Red seal on back but not other overprint.
1914-Nov-20											P# S1124b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Overprinted "Oro" + "Resellado por la Comisión Reguladora del Mercado de Henequen" + date. on reverse
1915-Apr-25											P# S1142c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Overprinted on reverse "Resellado por la Comisión Reguladora del Mercado de Henequen + Date

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