{"product_id":"mexico-1916-1-peso-gobierno-provisional-de-mexico-infalsificable-issue-1","title":"Mexico 1916 1 Peso \"Gobierno Provisional de México\" (Infalsificable Issue)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"item-specifics\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specs-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"spec-pair\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMexico 1916 1 Peso \"Gobierno Provisional de México\" (Infalsificable Issue)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eIssuing Authority:\u003c\/b\u003e Provisional Government of Mexico (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"53\"\u003eGobierno Provisional de México\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/b\u003e 1 Peso (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eUn Peso\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSeries \/ Date Marked:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"22\"\u003eMéxico, 1º de Mayo de 1916\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eSerie P\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDecree Authorization (Reverse):\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"32\"\u003eDecreto de 3 de Abril de 1916\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalog Reference:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"19\"\u003ePick # S707\u003c\/b\u003e (Specialized World Paper Money \/ Mexican Revolutionary Issues)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSerial Number:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e\u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"1,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"15\"\u003e№ 4466827\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (Printed in brick-red ink at both flanks)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVignettes \u0026amp; Design Elements:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCentral Medallion:\u003c\/b\u003e Mexican national eagle perched on a nopal cactus devouring a serpent, with the Valley of Mexico and volcanoes in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eUpper Vignette:\u003c\/b\u003e Seated allegorical classical figure representing the Republic \/ Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eLower-Left Vignette:\u003c\/b\u003e Colossal stone head from the ancient Olmec\/pre-Columbian civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Intricate slate-blue geometric Mesoamerican step-fret pattern surrounding a radiant Liberty Cap (\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"106\"\u003eGorro Frigio\u003c\/i\u003e) with the legend \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1,6,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eRepública Mexicana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInk \/ Countermark:\u003c\/b\u003e Black\/dark circular verification handstamp applied on the upper reverse lathe-work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eColor Scheme:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep olive-green and black intaglio engraving over pale green radiating wavy security lines on the face; rich slate-blue\/grey reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1,9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e American Bank Note Company (ABNC), New York (produced for the Carranza government)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003eKnown to collectors as the \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"27\"\u003e\"Infalsificable\" (Unforgeable)\u003c\/b\u003e issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003eBy late 1915, Mexico was choked with rampant counterfeits and competing regional scrip printed on cheap newsprint by various revolutionary factions. To end the monetary chaos, First Chief Venustiano Carranza contracted the high-security \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"237\"\u003eAmerican Bank Note Company (ABNC)\u003c\/b\u003e in New York to produce a sophisticated, anti-counterfeit paper currency backed by gold reserves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\"\u003eDespite high hopes and superior engraving, the public had zero confidence in paper fiat by mid-1916. Merchants and workers refused to accept them, and within a few months the entire \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"182\"\u003eInfalsificable\u003c\/i\u003e issue suffered catastrophic hyperinflation, forcing Carranza to abandon paper and declare that all commerce, taxes, and wages had to return to hard gold and silver coinage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical \u0026amp; Visual Assessment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTechnical Grade:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"17\"\u003eVery Fine (VF 20 – VF 25)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePreservation Highlights:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePaper Body \u0026amp; Borders:\u003c\/b\u003e High-grade ABNC security banknote paper. Borders and margins are \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"87\"\u003eintact on all four edges\u003c\/b\u003e with no edge rips or splits cutting into the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCirculation \u0026amp; Folds:\u003c\/b\u003e Light horizontal fold across the center medallion and minor vertical handling folds typical of quick mid-1916 commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSurface Preservation:\u003c\/b\u003e Shows natural, even environmental age-toning and light handling patina across the white margins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePrint Definition:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep, sharp ABNC intaglio engraving on the eagle and Olmec head, bold red typography on serial numbers \u003ccode data-path-to-node=\"7,1,1,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"121\"\u003e№ 4466827\u003c\/code\u003e, and clear reverse geometry with its original period ink handstamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .item-specifics, .item-description {font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 16px;}\n  .title {font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 8px 0;}\n  .specs-grid {display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 12px 24px;}\n  .spec-pair {display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; gap: 8px;}\n  .spec-name {font-weight: bold; color: #111;}\n  .spec-value {color: #333;}\n  .description-text {margin-top: 8px; line-height: 1.4; color: #333;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688624328962,"sku":"v1|168691710212|0","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0844\/7393\/8178\/files\/s-l1600_1bcafaff-96e1-483a-910d-cea74469a907.jpg?v=1791483721","url":"https:\/\/jvcoinscurrency.com\/products\/mexico-1916-1-peso-gobierno-provisional-de-mexico-infalsificable-issue-1","provider":"JV Coins \u0026 Currency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}