Coahuila is a Mexican state that is just to the south of the US state of Texas, in fact Texas was originally part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas until Texas split off and became an independent republic in 1835. The largest city and capital city is Saltillo, and the region is known for mining and more recently manufacturing of automobiles. El Banco de Coahuila engaged American Banknote Company of New York to print this lovely series of banknotes ca. 1910. This note features Ceres as an allegory of agriculture. Curiously this vignette was also used on several Ecuadorian 5 Sucres notes, and a Russian 100 Ruble note in 1918. Like all private bank issues from Mexico, the bank was made to stop issuing it's own currency when the Mexican Revolution engulfed all of Mexico, and the issues of paper money were made a privilege of Banco de Mexico exclusively beginning in 1920. And you can see the rest of them here: http://www.scottishmoney.net/banknotes/mexico/mexico.html
Lovely note scottishmoney! I'm just wondering what those 3 bags by the young lady's hip contain? Thank you for the history behind the note! Lou
Ohh I like the reverse of that note! The 2nd $5.. The Eagle is superb! Do you have any currency w/o women vignettes?? RickieB
Oh, yes, I have a very large collection of Scottish banknotes from 1808-2008, and another large and becoming significant collection of Colonial USA notes that the latter might be my next web project since the most of them are imaged already. The Scottish notes I have kept mostly the older stuff - but I sold off about a third of that collection ca. 2003. I also collect Nationals from Missouri and California. I think it would be easier to list what I don't collect in numismatics.
