Mexico. Currency vignettes. Imprints of American Bank Note Company.
Pair of currency vignettes used on the 1936 1000 Peso note (Pick-33), and later issues:
Portrait of Cuauhtemoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. Steel. 3.5 x 4 inches. Used on the face of the notes. Lustrous light steel gray, with some mottled olive toning.
El Castillo Chichén Itzá, the famous Mayan landmark. Steel. 5 x 4 inches. A lovely piece of art, used on the back as the central vignette of the note. A very clean, and highly lustrous and attractive engraving. A superb piece. Both plates bear the imprint of the Bank of Mexico below the art. (Total: 2 pieces)
Engraved Identification Number: SPECIAL V-75853 and SPECIAL V-75854.
Mark of John Sellers and Sons, Sheffield, England on back of one.
This interesting and worthwhile items, it is one of kind, items that may never be available again.
