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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 708156, member: 12789&quot;]Two brand new Mexican commemorative banknotes this time...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/banknotes/mexico/mexico100pesos2010.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico as it&#039;s dictator for nearly 44 years, from 1877-1911.&nbsp; Despite having given lip service to democracy, in practice he did not believe in it.&nbsp; In the 1910 election in Mexico it is conjectured that in reality he lost the election, but vote rigging and a refusal to acknowledge reality only prompted him to stay in office, in opposition to Franscisco Madero.&nbsp; Shortly after the election a revolt broke out, which initiated the Mexican Revolution, which lasted from 1910-1920 and saw the rise and fall of several characters in Mexican history, including Diaz, Madero etc.&nbsp; In the end forces led by Venustiano Carranza prevailed and the Mexican constitution of 1917 insured more liberal rule, and some degree of political stability.</p><p><br /></p><p>This 100 Pesos note was issued recently to commemorate the start of the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and features a locomotive with the rebels and a group of campesinos, or farm workers on the reverse of the note.&nbsp; It is printed on polymer and features several security devices and colours that make for a very lovely note.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/banknotes/mexico/mexico200pesos2010dtl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/banknotes/mexico/mexico200pesos2010.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The year 2010 is also the bicentennial of the declaration of Mexican independence from Spain in 1810, and fittingly is commemorated on the brand new 200 Pesos note that features a vignette of Fra. Miguel Hidalgo, a Roman Catholic priest that lead peasants under the banner of Nuestra Señora de la Guadalupe banner in the original revolt against Spanish rule beginning in 1810.&nbsp; The reverse of the note features a vignette very familiar to collectors of Mexican gold and silver coinage, the &quot;El Ángel de la Independencia&quot; or Angel of Independence in Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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