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Counterfeit $5 dos caritas Types 3 and 4

Counterfeit $5 dos caritas Type 3

dos 5 M 2599437

dos 5 M 2599437 reverse

This is a Series M counterfeit, its most obvious characteristic being the absence of 'CINCO PESOS' in the underprint.

GENUINE COUNTERFEIT

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Madero portrait Type 3

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Madero portrait Type 6

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González portrait Type 3

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González portrait Type 6

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'CINCO PESOS' in underprint

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'CINCO PESOS' missing

 

This is known with XAS-Q control.

Counterfeit $5 dos caritas Type 4

A counterfeit $5 note is listed in a notice published in Baja CaliforniaABCS, Gobernación, vol. 642, exp. 150 with just this distinguishing feature.

GENUINE COUNTERFEIT

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on reverse the central rhombi, upper and lower, formed by curved lines

 

 

 

the rhombi are formed by almost straight lines