Counterfeit $10 notes

On 15 June 1915 Luis Pruneda, the Inspector at the government printing works, reported that they knew of two types of counterfeit $10 Monclova notes^{CEHM, Fondo XX1, carpeta 43, legajo 4641}. However, bogus $10 notes had been mentioned in the Cinco de Mayo affair^{Tucson Daily Citizen, 8 March 1914}.

GENUINE	COUNTERFEIT
	signatures lithoprinted
	smaller sized numerals in corners

and in the October 1914 newspaper report from Mexico City^{El Pueblo, Año I, Tomo I, Núm. 29, 29 October 1914}

GENUINE	COUNTERFEIT
	signature smaller

Counterfeit $10 notes - Type 1

GENUINE	COUNTERFEIT
	very heavy print
	dot over 'la'
	no dots on first two 'i's of 'Tesorería recibirá'
	no crossbar on 't' of 'Decreto'

Counterfeit $10 notes - Type 2

In another notice the indication of counterfeit $10 notes were as follows:

GENUINE	COUNTERFEIT
	The accent of the ‘é’ of ‘México’ is shorter and wider
The numbering is totally uniform and clear	Numbering is imperfect and smudged
The dots of the 'i's in 'que la Tesorería recibirá y pagará de acuerdo con el Decreto del 26 de abril de 1913' are further from the letters	The dots are very near the letters
The second '1' of '1913' is separate from '9'	'1' is joined to '9'
The ends of the bars of the ‘Z’ of ‘DIEZ’ are cut diagonally	Ends are cut vertically
On the back the accent of 'É' of 'MÉXICO' has a little line or shadow under it	No shadow
On the back predominately white tones	green tones, and impression very imperfect and smudged
on the back the ends of the bars of the ‘Z’ of ‘DIEZ’ are cut vertically	Ends are cut diagonally