1901-1911 Mexico Bank of Sonora 5 Pesos Note, Remainder

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$149.00

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This rare remainder bank note was prepared for circulation by the Banco de Sonora during the dictatorship of General Porfirio Diaz of Mexico.


  • Five-year-old Hortensia Corral, daughter of the bank's main shareholder Ramón Corral, Sonora's governor and also Mexico's vice president is profiled on the left
  • At right is Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom engraved by Charles Burt, best known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln printed on the U.S. $5 note from 1914 to 2000
  • Back features an elaborate anti-counterfeiting design
  • This 5 Pesos note was never officially issued; in 1911 Diaz was overthrown

Graded Gem Uncirculated and certified by PCGS, this remainder note is a fine example of Mexico's tumultuous political and economic history – order it today!