Further Arrieta issues
There were two futher issues. These are a $5 note, dated August 1915, and a $10 note, dated October 1915 (marked TRANSITORIO (temporary) and later listed by Arrieta as a provisional issueCEHM, Fondo XXI-4, telegram Arrieta to Carranza 13 January 1916). They are the same design with a vignette of Justice as a $2 note, which is dated February 1915, but carries the signatures of the Villista Saravia, Olargaray and Gaxiola. Both the Saravia $2 note and the Arrieta $5 note refer to a decree of 12 December 1914 (but this is probably an error for 12 December 1913).
The earlier $10 had three signatures - Arrieta as governor, Ramiro Fernández as Secretario Interino and José Clark as Director General de Rentas.
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Ramiro Fernández | ![]() |
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while later notes had just two signatures (Arrieta and Fernández).
These $5 and $10 notes, as well as earlier Arrieta issues, Arrieta issues revalidated by the Convention, and Saravia issues are known with the same two seals (GOBIERNO CONSTITUCIONALISTA – DURANGO and DIRECCION GRAL. DE RENTAS – DURANGO and year date) on the reverse.
In addition, the $5 has the same reverse design as Garcia’s $5 issue of the following month, and is known with a (pre- issue) revalidation by Garcia’s administration, dated October 1915.
In his later telegram to CarranzaCEHM, Fondo XXI-4, telegram Arrieta to Carranza 13 January 1916 Arrieta acknowledged that he had issued the following amounts:
Date on notes | . | Series | from | to | total number |
total value |
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August 1915 | $5 | 1 | 1000 | 1,000 | $ 25,000 | ||
October 1915 | $10 | A | 1 | 400 | 406,000 | ||
$431,000 |
(Again, the numbers in the telegram do not add up)
In summary:
Date on notes | . | Series | from | to | total number |
total value |
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August 1915 | $5 | includes numbers 01272CNBanxico #4046 to 05455 | |||||
Revalidado. Octubre de 1915 includes numbers 03769 to 60440CNBanxico #4044 |
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October 1915 | $10 | with three signatures includes numbers 00521 to 00573CNBanxico #4049 |
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with two signatures includes numbers 31041CNBanxico #4047 to 32847CNBanxico #4050 |