Ay! Chihuahua!

gsalex

This has, no doubt, been out there for some time, but I just happened upon an incredible website devoted to the Paper money of Chihuahua, Mexico. This may sound like a snooze for some, but there is an incredible gallery of examples. Many of these were produced by the American Bank Note Co during the golden era of banknote engraving and the designs of some are eye-popping. There were even two that featured vignettes of silver pesos on the back. I'll post one here -- note the
similarity to the format of the U.S. 1886 $5 silver certificate.

If you have a chance, I highly recommend taking a little time and scrolling through these galleries. If you enjoy American obsolete notes, you'll see a lot of familiar designs here.

Tookybandit

Beautiful note! Thanks for posting!!!

Jim61

I agree!



Thanks for sharing a new website that I was previously unaware.

techwriter

+1;

wvnationals

Totally agree that these notes are beautiful. Here are two I purchased last year.

gsalex

Gorgeous notes, thanks for sharing!

Fyi, there is also a related website devoted to the banknotes of Sonora. The picture gallery is smaller, but still some impressive issues.

techwriter

Picked up from dealer "$1 Bargain Box" at coin show this weekend. Not a candidate for a 'Q' designation or high grade, but it does have three signatures and I didn't have one. Of course the signatures are "suspect" for certain. LOL

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techwriter

Now for a real one that's sort of nice:

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