Gobierno Provisional de México Veracruz $20 notes

These were all Series D and dated 1 December 1914.

(1) In his notice of 28 September 1915 the Jefe de Hacienda in Puebla, José Mayoral, said that there were three different printings of $20 notes. The first were identifiable by not having the word 'PESOS' superimposed on the '20'. These have the imprint 'MEXICO OFICINA DEL GOBIERNO', title 'EL O. M. ENCARGADO DEL SRIA. DE HACIENDA', underprint Type 2 and flat base ‘2’s on front and reverse.

In its notification the Jefatura de Hacienda in Puebla said that with the second printing the word PESOS was added to the corner figures and the ‘medallion’ in the centre had the peso sign entwining the numerals. A third impression bears a circular seal (sello de lacre) on the reverse stating SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA – TESORERIA DE LA FEDERACION with VERACRUZ in the centre.

(2a) One type had imprint 'OFICINA DEL GOBIERNO', title 'EL O. M. ENCARGADO DEL SRIA. DE HACIENDA', underprint Type 2 and curved flat base ‘2’s on front and reverse.

GPV 20 D 362064

GPV 20 D 362064 reverse

(2b) Another had imprint 'OFICINA DEL GOBIERNO', title 'EL O. M. ENCARGADO DEL SRIA. DE HACIENDA', underprint Type 3 and curved flat base ‘2’s on front and reverse.

(3) Another had imprint 'MEXICO OFICINA DEL GOBIERNO', title 'EL O. M. ENCARGADO DEL SRIA. DE HACIENDA', underprint Type 1 and fancy base ‘2’s on front and reverse

(4a) Another had imprint 'MEXICO OFICINA DEL GOBIERNO', title 'EL O. M. ENCARGADO DEL SRIA. DE HACIENDA', underprint Type 3 and fancy base ‘2’s on front and reverse.

(4b) Some of these had suffix 'C' after the serial number

GPV 20 D C 1638121

GPV 20 D C 1638121 reverse

This note has 'VEINTE PESOS' in the underprint.

GPV 20 D 4793681

GPV 20 D 4793681 reverse

Anastasio Rojas, in his report, records that up to 30 April 1915 the Oficina Impresora de Billetes in Veracruz had printed 382,000 $20 notes (98,000 in January 1915 and 284,000 in March). The “Tórculos” press had produced 130,368 notes, leaving 487,632 notes to make up the decreed sum of $20,000,000^{CEHM, Fondo-XXI, carpeta 39, legajo 4265}.

On 30 October Nicéforo Zambrano listed the numbers of the notes that had been revalidated with printed or embossed stamps by the Oficina Impresora de Billetes.


scalloped Secretaría seal		oval Secretaría seal		printed Secretaría seal		embossed Secretaría seal

Impresora de Billetes Veracruz

To summarise

Date of issue	Date on note	Series	from	to	total number	total value
	1 December 1914	D					no PESOS bar on denomination scalloped Secretaría seal on reverse includes numbers 24220 to 32993^{CNBanxico #6448}
							curved flat base '2's scalloped Secretaría seal and Resellado stamp on reverse includes numbers 184869 to 362064^{CNBanxico #3166}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal on reverse includes number 458732^{CNBanxico #3181} to 463960
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Resellado stamp on reverse includes number 522632^{CNBanxico #3180}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes numbers 1077580^{CNBanxico #3179} to 1226207^{CNBanxico #3177}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal, Impresora and Tabasco stamps on reverse includes number 1319562
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal on reverse includes number 1375321
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Tabasco stamp on reverse includes number 1406561^{CNBanxico #3179}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes numbers 1594193^{CNBanxico #3190} to 1756391^{CNBanxico #3186}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Reselladora stamp on reverse includes numbers 1799396^{CNBanxico #3189} to 2060548^{CNBanxico #3188}
							fancy base '2's embossed round Secretaría seal and Yucatán stamp on reverse includes number 2263013^{CNBanxico #6447}
							fancy base '2's printed round Secretaría seal, Impresora and Yucatán stamps on reverse includes number 2399012
			2828001	2829000	1,000	20,000	printed Secretaría seal
			2829001	2830000	1,000	20,000	embossed Secretaría seal
			2830001	2831000	1,000	20,000	printed Secretaría seal
			2831001	2834000	3.000	60,000	embossed Secretaría seal
			2834001	2835000	1.000	20,000	printed Secretaría seal
			2835001	2836000	1,000	20,000	embossed Secretaría seal
			2836001	2839000	3,000	60,000	printed Secretaría seal
			2839001	2844000	5,000	100,000	embossed Secretaría seal
			2844001	2849000	5,000	100,000	printed Secretaría seal
			2849001	2850000	1,000	20,000	embossed Secretaría seal
			2850001				printed Secretaría seal
							fancy base '2's scalloped Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes number 2844238^{CNBanxico #3176}
							curved flat base '2's scalloped Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes number 3153183^{CNBanxico #3173}
							curved flat base '2's embossed round Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes numbers 3226212^{CNBanxico #3175} to 3414671^{CNBanxico #3163}
							curved flat base '2's printed round Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes numbers 3477149 to 3838548
							curved flat base 2's printed round Secretaría seal and Resellado stamp on reverse includes numbers 4228179^{CNBanxico #3183} to 4793681^{CNBanxico #3164}
							curved flat base '2's embossed round Secretaría seal and Impresora stamp on reverse includes numbers 4847581^{CNBanxico #3178} to 4917197^{CNBanxico #3172}
		D C					fancy base '2's round Secretaría seal and Resellado stamp on reverse includes numbers 935123 to 7265871^{CNBanxico #3192}

The change in the design of the counters caused some concern. Thus, the authorities in Puebla asked if the $20 without the word “pesos” were legitimate and was told that they were. It issued a circular to put an end to any unjustified distrust, and to warn businesses and individuals that they had to be received as legal, forced currency. Puebla sent copies of its circular to Tetela de Ocampo on 7 June^{AMTet, Gobierno 1914, caja 429}.