5,000 Pesos, Mexico, 1987

Description (Brief):

One (1) 5,000 peso note

Description (Brief)

Mexico, 1987

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: The Ninos Heroes, six teenaged Mexican military cadets who died defending Mexico City’s Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican-American War.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: EL BANCO DE MEXICO / 5000 / PAGARA CINCO MIL PESOS A LA VISTA AL PORTADOR / MEXICO, D.F., 24 FEB. 1987 / SANTANA / VINCENTE SUAREZ / JUAN ESCUTIA / JUAN DE LA BARRERA / FERNANDO M. DE OCA / FRANCISCO MARQUEZ / AGUSTIN MELGAR / R9266732 / SERIE HN / DIRECCION GENERAL / JUNTA DE GOBIERNO / CAJERO / DEFENSA DE CHAPULTEPEC 1847

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Chapultepec Castle, site of the Battle of Chapultepec in the Mexican-American War.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: CINCO MIL PESOS / 5000 / BANCO DE MEXICO / SRIA. DE HDA. Y C.P. / CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC / S. MORENO GRAB.

Date Made: 1987

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Mexico

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Credit Line: SI Transfer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2015.0311.199Accession Number: 2015.0311Catalog Number: 2015.0311.199Serial Number: R9266732

Object Name: note

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6.55 cm x 15.5 cm x .01 cm; 2 19/32 in x 6 3/32 in x in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-521f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1811466

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