50 pesos 1972 — Mexico ( Pick: 65 )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 pesos issued in Mexico in 1972. It is listed under Pick number 65.
The front side design features blue printing on a multicolor underprint, along with red and black series letters that include "DQGVHULDOQXPEHU%DFN7HPSOHDQG=DSRWHF¿JUDOXUQ" and "3ULQWHU%G0." The banknote measures 157 x 67 mm.
This note displays a color scheme of red and black. The printing office responsible for this note is Banco de México, and it is printed on cotton paper.
The front side design features blue printing on a multicolor underprint, along with red and black series letters that include "DQGVHULDOQXPEHU%DFN7HPSOHDQG=DSRWHF¿JUDOXUQ" and "3ULQWHU%G0." The banknote measures 157 x 67 mm.
This note displays a color scheme of red and black. The printing office responsible for this note is Banco de México, and it is printed on cotton paper.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- November 15, 1973
- Printing office
- Banco de México
- Paper
- Cotton paper
- Colour
- Red and black on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 157 x 67 mm
- Pick catalog
- 65
About this banknote
The Bank of Mexico (Banco de México) issued the 50 pesos banknote in 1972 as part of a series that began in 1948. This series was introduced to standardize the nation's currency and featured prominent historical figures and landmarks.
The obverse of the 1972 50 pesos note displays a portrait of Ignacio Allende, a leader in Mexico's War of Independence, positioned on the left side. The reverse features the Monument to Independence, designed by architect Antonio Rivas Mercado and sculptor Enrique Alciati. This banknote, measuring 155 x 67 mm, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and was demonetized on January 1, 1996.
