Counterfeit $20 notes
On 15 June 1915 Luis Pruneda, the Inspector at the government printing works, reported that they knew of two types of counterfeit $20 Monclova notesCEHM, Fondo XX1, carpeta 43, legajo 4641. Bogus $20 notes had been mentioned in the Cinco de Mayo affairTucson Daily Citizen, 8 March 1914.
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| signatures lithoprinted | |
| smaller sized numerals in corners |
Counterfeit $20 notes - Type 1
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Counterfeit $20 notes - Type 2
By early March 1914 counterfeits with the corrected 'VEINTE' had appearedTucson Daily Citizen, 8 March 1914. A notice from Parral dated 6 November 1914 said that the $20 notes with the correct spelling 'VEINTE' were falseAMP, Tesorería, Tesorería, Correspondencia, caja 168, exp 3.
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'VIENTE' |
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Surprisingly another notice lists the following indications of counterfeit $20 notes, which appear to be this type, whilst missing the corrected spelling of 'VEINTE':
| The 'o' of 'No.' is larger | |
| The accent of the 'é' of 'México' is shorter and wider | |
| The ornaments in the frame are very clear | The ornaments are almost black |
| 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' |
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The ‘D’ of “Serie D’ is larger and narrower |
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| 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 |
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| '20' is wider |
Counterfeit $20 notes - Type
In a notice published in Baja CaliforniaABCS, Gobernación, vol. 642, exp. 150 there is the following characteristic:
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The details (adornitos) of the bottom frame are formed of very fine and visible curved lines |
The adornitos are formed by a series of small dots |
On 12 September 1914 the presidente municipal interino of Magdalena reported that he had confiscated 15 $20 notes from Quirino Miranda in the belief that they were counterfeit. He marked them ‘no sirve’ on the face and reverseinformation and images from Guzman Sanchez-Schmitz.
