World Polymer Banknotes · Mexico
Bank of Mexico
Four bills: 20 Pesos (paper and polymer), 50 Pesos and 100 Pesos commemorative
Obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) — Notofilia.com Collection
20 Pesos · 2003
Series X · Paper · Benito Juárez
CountryMexico
MaterialPaper — high security cotton fibers
PrinterBank of Mexico (Banknote Factory)
Series / DateSeries X, Mexico City, November 6, 2003
Catalog ReferencePick-116
Key details
- Obverse:engraved portrait of Benito Juárez García; at center, the historic 19th-century National Coat of Arms.
- Reverse:Monument to the Juárez Hemicycle, in the Alameda Central of Mexico City, with the sculpture of a reclining lion.
- Security thread and watermark:vertical opaque plastic band; Juárez's face visible against the light in the left white area.
- Color:grayish blue and faint violet.
20 Pesos · 2006
Series C · Polymer · Benito Juárez · Monte Albán
Obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) — Notofilia.com Collection
MaterialPure polymer — substrate Guardian®
PrinterBank of Mexico (Banknote Factory)
Series / DateSeries C, Mexico City, November 22, 2006
Dimensions120 × 66 mm
Catalog ReferencePick-122
Key details
- Obverse:effigy of Benito Juárez; On the left, a scale of justice on a book that symbolizes the Reform Laws.
- Reverse:panoramic view of Monte Albán, Oaxaca; at left, an engraving of a Mixtec jewel (gold pectoral).
- Window with pre-Hispanic symbol:transparent opening on the right with a ribbed motif and the number “20”.
- Perfect registration:silhouette of a dove that aligns between both sides when held to the light.
- Color:multicolored blue and green.
50 Pesos · 2005
Series C · José María Morelos · Morelia Aqueduct
Obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) — Notofilia.com Collection
MaterialPure polymer — substrate Guardian®
PrinterBank of Mexico (Banknote Factory)
Series / DateSeries C, Mexico City, September 7, 2005
Dimensions127 × 66 mm
Catalog ReferencePick-123
Key details
- Obverse:portrait of José María Morelos y Pavón; insurgent-army banner with two crossed cannon and the word “SUD”.
- Reverse:Aqueduct of Morelia, Michoacán (eighteenth century), with monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in the foreground.
- Double transparent window:one with a butterfly outline, another with the numeral “50” in matte relief.
- Color:multicolored magenta and pink.
100 Pesos · 2010
Commemorative · Centennial of the Mexican Revolution (1910–2010)
Obverse (top) and reverse (bottom) — Notofilia.com Collection
MaterialPure polymer — substrate Guardian®
PrinterBank of Mexico (Banknote Factory)
Series / DateSeries A, Mexico City, November 20, 2007; issued for circulation in 2010
Dimensions134 × 66 mm
Catalog ReferencePick-125
Key details
- Obverse:the steam locomotive N.° 279 of Cuautla, symbol of the transport of revolutionary troops, together with a group of armed soldiers (Adelitas).
- Reverse:fragment of the mural “From Porfirismo to the Revolution” by David Alfaro Siqueiros.
- Cob window:Transparent opening in the shape of a corn cob and reflective optical element.
- Color:red, yellow, ocher and multicolored light green.
Notes
All denominations in this entry were issued by Banco de México, the country's sole monetary authority; the three polymer notes (20, 50, and 100 pesos) share the Guardian® substrate and belong to Family F of Mexican banknotes, while the paper 20-peso example (2003) documents the design immediately preceding that denomination's conversion to polymer.
