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Counterfeit $5 sábanas Types 3 and 4

Counterfeit $5 sábanas Type 3

sabanas 5 A 99794

sabanas 5 A 99794 reverse

Another listed in the December 1914 notice was a Series A note. This is probably the same as Type 4 though it is strange that the writer missed the most obvious feature - the two strokes in the peso sign.

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Chao's signature lower the 'a' of Villa is inside the loop of the 'M' of Chao's signature
  background colour is reddisher and darker (s rojizo y oscuro)

Counterfeit $5 sábanas Type 4

sabanas 5 A 101218

This counterfeit was mentioned by Lazaro de la Garza in June 1914LG papers, 1-F-28, telegram from de la Garza, Ciudad Juárez, to Villa, Torreón and Fidel Avila, Chihuahua, 9 June 1914. De la Garza wrote that, in view of this and other counterfeits, it might be advisable, if the others agreed, to set a period of one month to exchange legitimate notes for the new dos caritas.

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 sab5count4a

One stroke in peso sign ($)

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Two strokes in peso sign ($)

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flatter, larger serif on 'A'

 

In keeping with the requirements of the times these notes were also given counterfeit REVALIDADO overprints.

sabanas 5 A 101218 reverse