American Bank Note Company print runs
The American Bank Note Company produced the following notes. It produced a special vignette of the coat of arms of Guadalajara (C 833).
| Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
| March 1902 | $5 | 100,000 | 1 | 100000 | |
| $10 | 40,000 | 1 | 40000 | ||
| $20 | 15,000 | 1 | 15000 | ||
| $50 |
4,000 | 1 | 4000 | ||
| $100 |
1,000 | 1 | 1000 |
On 13 June 1908 the bank wrote to Leslie Hendriks, the Resident Agent in Mexico City, saying that it was going to place an order for 50,000 $5 notes, but wanted some colour sample as it thought it would be better to change the present green for one more vividABNC, folder 259, Banco de Jalisco (1907-1932. By 31 July the bank had selected their green and placed the order. They also asked the additional cost for changing the face plate: taking out the two fives which appear on each side of the centre and putting one large 5 in the centre. And they wanted to know if the ABNC would use the same paper as that used for the banknotes of the Banco Nacional de México. The ABNC made up a model with the changes, but on 26 August the bank placed their order, to be the same as the previous order without any changes.
| Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
| September 1908 | $5 | 50,000 | 1 | 50000 |
The ABNC sent the 50,000 $5 notes (C. 00001-50000) on 4 November 1908.
On 5 June 1909 Leslie Hendriks wrote that he had received an enquiry for 250,000 $5, 100,000 $10 and 50,000 $20 using the old plates and for 10,000 $100, 1,000 $500 and 500 $1,000, for which the ABNC would have to prepare new engravings. On 16 June the ABNC quoted prices, but reminded Hendriks of the fact (which it presumed the bank must know) that it already had a plate of the $100 note. However, it had given instructions to prepare models, which would be with multi-colour faces, using, as on the former notes, the coat-of-arms of Guadalajara. The vignette on the backs would be the view of Guadalajara, already used on all the other notes. The ABNC sent face and back models of all three denominations ($100, $500 and $1,000) on 30 June. Hendriks received them on 16 July and forwarded them to the bank.
On 28 July the bank placed its order, changing the quantities to 100,000 $5, 50,000 $10, 25,000 $20, 5,000 $100, 1,000 $500 and 500 $1,000 notes. The $5, $10 and $20 were to be printed on planchetted paper No. 27 and the balance on planchetted paper No. 25. As the new models all the backs and the $1,000 face were approved. The $100 and $500 faces were not approved as the vignettes submitted were not appropriate (pulque is only produced in the States of Mexico, Hidalgo and Puebla). On the $100 note the bank suggested the engraving of the Government Palace in Guadalajara and on the $500 notes the Falls of Juanacatlán, of which they enclosed postcardsproduced by the firm of Juan Kaiser, as shown by the imprint in the lower right corner, but they also requested to see stock vignettes of Commerce and Industry.
Hendriks remarked that, to his mind, the views were hardly suitable for the ABNC engravers to work from but, of course, if the bank decided on this extra work he could secure decent photographs. However. as using these views the ABNC would naturally have to change the face design entirely, he thought it would be better if they could use some of our fine stock allegorical vignettes. He asked the ABNC to give the additional cost for the two special vignettes and to send several stock vignettes for the bank to choose from should they decide against the extra expense.
On 16 August the ABNC acknowledged the order, and posted face models for the $100 and $500 with new vignettes. It added that, if the bank wanted special vignettes it would need better photographs then the one shown on the post cards sent them, as the Government Palace on one of them does not show at all. However, it would rather not have to engrave new vignettes, and would appreciate it if Hendriks could get the bank to accept the models, as the Engraving Department was pretty well filled up for the present.
To avoid confusion, on 1 September the bank authorised the ABNC to destroy the old plates for the $100 note and they were destroyed on 4 November. The same day, 1 September, the bank approved the models that the ABNC had sent, giving up on their wish to have the Palace of Government and Falls of Juanacatlán on their notes.
| Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
| August 1909 | $5 | 100,000 | 50001 | 150000 | |
| $10 | 50,000 | 40001 | 90000 | ||
| $20 | 25,000 | 15001 | 40000 | ||
| $100 |
5,000 | 1001 | 6000 | ||
| $500 | 1,000 | 201 | 1200 | ||
| $1000 | 500 | 151 | 650 |
On 7 January 1910 the ABNC shipped to José Ignacio Isusi, the bank’s agent in Tampico, Tamaulipas, by the steamer “Cienfuegos”, four cases containing 100,000 $5 (50001-150000), 50,000 $10 (40001-90000) and 25,000 $20 (15001-40000). Then, on 11 February it completed the order by shipping, per the steamer “Vigilancia” 5,000 $100 (1001-6000), 1,000 $500 (201-1200) and 500 $1,000 (151-650). On 1 March the bank acknowledged receipt of the second consignment and wrote that it was exceedingly dissatisfied with the notes, as the colours of the backgrounds were all different from those that they had selected “The result of this change being that the combinations of the colours are not worth looking at, and only the urgency there is for these notes prevents us from placing the same as your disposal.” The ABNC replied that “after carefully comparing the impressions of the printed notes as they were delivered with the original models, O.K.’d by you, we hardly feel that you are entirely fair. The colors are as near as possible the same as those on the original designs, the only difference being that they have of course more color, and are more distinct, - which naturally would give a little different appearance to the note. It is practically impossible to show on a sketch or model which is composed of different pieces of paper patched together, just how the note will look when the colors are printed.”
On 5 October 1910 the bank ordered 6,000 $5 notes. It asked for the dateline to be printed “Guadalajara, México”, leaving the necessary space blank, without placing as on the former ones, the prepositions “de” “de”, in order to ease printing of the date(footnote}ABNC, folder 259, Banco de Jalisco (1907-1932). However, when Leslie Hendriks, the Resident Agent, said that this would probably require new plates, the bank wrote: “We suppose that you will be able to suppress the above without incurring the extra expense of a new plate, but if this is impossible, we prefer to have the notes come with the words that we intended to omit, as the expense of a new plate would not justify our reducing the amount of work in the printing office here. By all means, we trust that you will do all that possible to make the change without incurring the additional expense.” So, the bank decided to leave the change until it was necessary to make new platesibid..
| Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
| October 1910 | $50 | 6,000 | 4001 | 10000 |
These notes were forwarded on 19 December 1910ABNC, folder 259, Banco de Jalisco (1907-1932).
The bank was one of the first to contemplate issuing fractional notes, months before Huerta actually allowed this by modifying the Ley General de Instituciones de Crédito. On 1 April 1913 it told the Resident Agent that he could instruct New York to prepare models for $1 and $2 notes for the bank’s approval. At present the bank was not interested in 50c notesibid.. On 10 November Blackmore wrote asking whether, in light of Huerta’s decree, the bank was contemplating an issue, as he was expecting many requests from the other banks. The bank replied that it was not then thinking of making an issue, though a few months later it pursued the idea with Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co..
On 10 March 1914 the bank ordered a new issue of notes in seven denominationsABNC, folder 259, Banco de Jalisco (1907-1932).
| Date | Value | Number | Series | from | to |
| March 1914 | $5 | 60,000 | 150001 | 210000 | |
| $10 | 30,000 | 90001 | 120000 | ||
| $20 | 15,000 | 40001 | 55000 | ||
| $50 |
6,000 | 10001 | 16000 | ||
| $100 |
3,000 | 6001 | 9000 | ||
| $500 | 600 | 1201 | 1600 | ||
| $1000 | 200 | 651 | 850 |
At the same time the bank asked the ABNC to prepare models for $1 and $2 notes, in accordance with their own best judgement. These should be the same size as the Banco de Guanajuato’s notes. The $1 would have a vignette of the head of a lion on the face and the coat-of-arms (as on the $5 note) on the back, all other details being left to the ABNC’s judgement, The two values should be similar in design but with a great difference in colour. The bank wanted a price and delivery schedule for 300,000 $1 and 100,000 $2 notes. However, almost immediately, on 28 March, it cancelled the order for $1 notes (presumably because it decided that the Bradbury Wilkinson issues would suffice), though the Resident Agent told New York to continue preparing models for both the $1 and $2 values.
On 3 April the ABNC sent off face and back models of the proposed $1 and $2 notes, and the Resident Agent passed them on to the bank on 20 April.
On 27 April E. N. Gibbs told the order desk to stop all work on the $5 (F 4147), $10 (F 4145). $20 (F 4145) and $50 (F 4146) until further advised, presumably because the company was seeking at least a part payment before continuing work. He understood that lithographic transfers had been made on the first two denominations and no work on the last denominations. He told the department to finish up the $100, $500 and $1,000 notes and make ready for shipment. The bank instructed their Albert Stein, at the Banco Central Mexicano, to make a payment of $3,438.35 U.S., so on 4 May Gibbs told them to resume work.
On 7 May the bank acknowledged receipt of the models, which they liked, but said that they were refraining from formalising the order until circumstances normalised.
On 16 May the ABNC reported that the $100, $500 and $1,000 notes were ready for shipment, and paid in full. They expected to ship them on 21 May. However, the bank asked the ABNC to hold on to the notes for the time being. By 7 July all the denominations were ready for shipment, but the ABNC was holding on to them until further advised.
On 6 October 1914 the bank confirmed it had no plans to issue $1 or $2 notesABNC, folder 259, Banco de Jalisco (1907-1932).
Therafter, despite repeated requests, for years the bank would not make any decision as to the fate of the 114,800 notes held in the ABNC's vaults. Finally, in 1928, as the bank was in the process of liquidation, on 6 August, it gave permission to incinerate the notes and destroy the printing plates. The dies and platesThe die and plates were:
1 – 5 Pesos Face die (C 7552)
1 – 5 Pesos Back die (C 634)
2 – 5 Pesos Tint die #1 #2
1 – 6/5 Pesos Face plate #2 made on order F 4147
1 – 6/5 Pesos Back plate #2 made on order F 4147
1 – 10 Pesos Face die (C 7553)
1 – 10 Pesos Back die (C 635)
2 – 10 Pesos Tint die #1 & #2
1 – 4/10 Pesos Face plate made on order F 31
1 – 4/10 Pesos Back plate made on order F 31
1 – 20 Pesos Face die (C 7554)
1 – 20 Pesos Back die (C 636)
2 – 20 Pesos Tint die #1 & #2
1 – 4/20 Pesos Face plate #1 made on order F 31
1 – 4/20 Pesos Back plate #1 made on order F 31
1 – 50 Pesos Face die (C 7555)
1 – 50 Pesos Back die (C 637)
2 – 50 Pesos Tint die #1 & #2
1 – 2/50 Pesos Face plate #1 made on order F 31
1 – 2/50 Pesos Back plate #1 made on order F 31
1 – 100 Pesos Face die (C 10386)
1 – 100 Pesos Back die (C 798)
2 – 100 Pesos Tint die #1 & #2
1 – 4/100 Pesos Face plate made on order F 2133
1 – 4/100 Pesos Back plate made on order F 2133
1 – 500 Pesos Face die (C 10354)
1 – 500 Pesos Back die (C 799)
1 – 2/500 Pesos Face plate made on order F 2133
1 – 2/500 Pesos Back plate made on order F 2133
1 – 1000 Pesos Face die (C 10326)
1 – 1000 Pesos Back die (C 800)
1 – 2/1000 Pesos Face plate made on order F 2133
1 – 2/1000 Pesos Back plate made on order F 2133
were cancelled on 28 January 1929.
Signatures
The (identifiable) signatures are
Interventor
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Manuel Gómez y Velasco was Interventor from the bank's inauguration in November 1898 until December 1906. He signed notes dated 1902 and 1903. |
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José Prieto Rivas was born in Guadalajara on 20 February 1864. He was appointed Administrador Principal del Timbre in Guadalajara in July 1896El Tiempo, 2 July 1896. He held this post until December 1906 when he resigned, partly for his health and partly to devote himself to his own personal affairs. He intended just to take over the post of Interventor from Gómez y Velasco, as this was less onerousLa Gaceta de Guadalajara, 16 December 1906. Less than a month later he announced that he was starting a new investment company with Manuel Aldrete Espinosa. Since both were “young, intelligent, well connected and in good condition to make a success of business” the newspaper thought they were certain to prosperLa Gaceta de Guadalajara, 20 January 1907. He signed notes dated 1908 to 1914. |
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Consejero
Gerente
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Narciso Miranda was cashier of the Chihuahua branch of the Banco Nacional de México by July 1886El Siglo Diez y Nueve, 7 July 1886. On 1 July 1888 he was appointed cashier at that bank's new branch in OaxacaEl Siglo Diez y Nueve, 4 July 1888. He later became manager of the Oaxaca branch but resigned in October 1897El Imparcial, 29 October 1897; La Voz de México, 30 October 1897, presumably to become Director Gerente of the new Banco de Jalisco. He was elected as a deputy to the state legislature in November 1902La Voz de México, 12 November 1902 However, Miranda (and contador Ernesto Mora) were sacked on 4 April 1906 when an inspection revealed that they had defrauded the bank by creating false accounts and making loans to people who were notoriously insolvent. At an extraordinary annual general meeting on 9 October it was suggested that the amount involved was around $1,200,000La Gaceta de Guadalajara, Año IX, Núm. 41, 14 October 1906 and the total loss posted for 1905 was $816,920.17La Opinión, Veracruz, Tomo III, Núm. 701, 17 October 1906; El Diario, 21 October 1906. Miranda was appointed mamager of the brewery in Cuernavaca in December 1907Diario Oficial, Tomo XCIII, Núm. 35, 11 December 1907. He signed notes dated 1902 and 1903. |
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Gustavo Rochelt had been manager of the Banco de Aguascalientes and moved to the Banco de Jalisco in mid 1906 to replace Miranda. He signed notes dated 1907 and 1908. |
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H. Bartning He signed notes dated 1910 to 1914. |
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