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5 Pesos El Estado de Sinaloa
| Issuer | Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S1001 |
| Obverse description | The circular official seal of the Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa, enclosing the Mexican national arms with eagle vignette and surrounding republican legend, is positioned at left within a ruled border of small repeating geometric units framing the entire note. The denomination $5.00 appears at upper right, with series designation 'SERIE L bis.' at upper left. Three printed signature title lines — Gobernador, Secretario, and Tesorero General — are arranged at lower centre and right, each bearing manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | Uniface; the reverse is entirely unprinted, presenting plain paper stock bearing only horizontal and vertical fold lines and general wear consistent with notes that passed through circulation. |
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Sinaloa's 1913 emission was a product of the revolutionary fracture that shattered Mexico's financial system during the Constitutionalist uprising against Huerta. With federal currency collapsing in credibility across the northern states, individual governors issued their own paper — Sinaloa under Felipe Riveros being one of several who essentially monetized local political authority rather than banking infrastructure.
These state emissions were inherently short-lived and regionally trusted at best. Sinaloa's notes were superseded as Constitutionalist forces consolidated control and Carranza moved to standardize revolutionary currency, rendering most examples unredeemed.