{"product_id":"1915-chihuahua-revolutionary-5-pesos-note-rarer-series-h-blue-scalloped-seal-1915-mexico-revolution-five-pesos-note-p-s532c-copy","title":"RARE 1914 Tamaulipas Revolutionary 5 Pesos Note - Uncirculated (UNC) Remainder - 1914 Mexico Revolution Tampico Five Pesos Note - P#S429r","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis listing is for the photographed 1914 Mexican Revolution El Banco de Tamaulipas 5 Pesos Note. This is an uncirculated, unsigned remainder note from the bank. Series H. The obverse of this note displays a portrait of a young child at the center. The reverse shows a scene of two dogs at the edge of a lake watching someone in a rowboat at the center. Uncirculated (UNC) grade\/condition, no signs of circulation, crisp note! P#S429r (Pick Number S429r). Excellent rarer note for any collection! Stunning design by the American Bank Note Company! Interesting piece of Mexican history!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bank of Tamaulipas (El Banco de Tamaulipas) was established in 1902 in Tampico, Mexico. Founded and backed by both local and foreign immigrant entrepreneurs who had gained their wealth from the trade and agriculture industries, the bank served as the leading financial institution in the region until the start of the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s. At its peak the bank issued a series of detailed banknotes in various denominations, printed by the American Bank Note Company (ABNC), who are famous for their highly detailed and extravagant banknote designs. Many banks suffered due to the revolution, as the conflict often led to capital flight and the forceful funding of the war effort by local revolutionaries and the Mexican Government. Much like other regional banks, the Bank of Tamaulipas was caught in the crossfire of rivaling groups during the revolution. These groups seized the bank's assets and flooded the market by circulating several rivaling currencies in the form of paper banknotes. This wide circulation of a large number of banknotes soon led to major inflation across the country, and many of these banknotes were soon deemed worthless. The Bank of Tamaulipas' revolutionary banknotes quickly became worthless because of this market flood and rampant inflation, leaving whole issues of banknotes, such as these five-peso notes, to go uncirculated, as they were deemed worthless before they could even be officially issued and circulated. The bank liquidated and closed its doors in 1925 following the establishment of the Mexican Constitution that marked the end of the Revolution. The Constitution saw an end to the decentralized regional issuance of banknotes, creating the Bank of Mexico (Banco de Mexico) as the only official issuer of Mexican banknotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks for stopping by!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRARE 1914 Tamaulipas Revolutionary 5 Pesos Note - Uncirculated (UNC) Remainder - 1914 Mexico Revolution Tampico Five Pesos Note - P#S429r\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Hunter Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53379601039657,"sku":"MEX-5P-1914-PS429r-UNC","price":86.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/1540\/3049\/files\/cloe722-71.jpg?v=1785337675","url":"https:\/\/treasurehunterco.com\/uk\/products\/1915-chihuahua-revolutionary-5-pesos-note-rarer-series-h-blue-scalloped-seal-1915-mexico-revolution-five-pesos-note-p-s532c-copy","provider":"Treasure Hunter Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}