Counterfeit $5 dos caritas Type 2
remainder
issued note
These obvious counterfeits are known as remainders, and also as issued notes. They are Series C and have the following main characteristics, some caused by the desire of the counterfeiters to correct ‘anomalies’ in the original plates and make the design symmetrical, and were printed in an intenser red, which makes them attractive to collectors.
Some of the main diffferences are:
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Chao's signature printed as part of design |
Chao's signature different, with space between curls of 'M' and 'C' |
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'Estado' banner touching portraits |
'Estado' banner further from portraits |
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Madero portrait Type 2 |
Madero portrait Type 5 with lighter nose, more defined features |
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González portrait Type 2 |
González portrait Type 5 with whiter forehead, stronger eyes, eyebrows and moustache, more defined collar |
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top right hand arrows point left |
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top border on face is askew, and has traces of stars |
top border is centred, without traces of stars in centre |
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top border on reverse is askew |
top border is centred |
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different format in clouds behind Palace |
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shield flows |
shield breaks |
These are listed in a notice published in Baja CaliforniaABCS, Gobernación, vol. 642, exp. 150 which gives the following characteristics (two of which are hard to identify):
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small star (estellita) is separated from the border or upper frame |
star is attached to border or upper frame |
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the vertex of the first upper right triangle points inward |
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the bottom valance has thirty-two undulations |
thirty-one undulations |
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on reverse, in the number 5 in upper right corner, a silk thread crosses the number |
no silk thread |
under the Roman number V, the counterfeits have five white points
These are known with black Tesorería seal and control A-XIICM.