¡Viva México 1913 Sonora $5 Provisional Note Mexican Revolution Era Hermosillo For Sale

¡VIVA MÉXICO! 🇲🇽 — A Piece of Revolutionary-Era Mexico You Can Hold in Your HandsOffered here is an original 1913 $5 Pesos Provisional banknote from the Estado de Sonora, Mexico, issued in Hermosillo during the turbulent years of the Mexican Revolution.This is the kind of piece that makes you stop and imagine where it has been.Más de un siglo de historia — más de 100 años en manos humanas.Printed in 1913, this provisional currency was authorized by the government of the State of Sonora under Decree No. 13, dated August 27, 1913. The decree authorized emergency state currency, with provisional notes being printed by the government while the regular issue was being prepared. The note bears the names of Governor José María Maytorena and Juan Sánchez Azcona, along with the wording:“EL ESTADO DE SONORA”
“CINCO Sonora, México”The reverse carries the beautifully ornate ESTADO DE SONORA design surrounding the five-pointed star.🇲🇽 Imagine the Journey…Picture this little piece of paper leaving the government printing office in Hermosillo in 1913.It may have passed across a shop counter, through a merchant’s hands, into a pocket, purse, desk, or strongbox. Someone may have folded it, carried it across town, exchanged it for food or supplies, or simply tucked it away as circumstances changed.We cannot know the individual hands that handled this particular note, but the physical evidence of more than a century is still here:* Original folds and creases
* Age toning and patina
* Natural discoloration
* Edge wear
* Period printing and ornate engraving
* Historical cancellations/markings
* Beautiful surviving paper texture
* Original 1913 design and typographyNo modern reproduction. No fantasy piece. This is an actual century-old Mexican state banknote.A Fascinating Revolutionary-Era ArtifactSonora was an important region during the Mexican Revolution, and this note was produced during that extraordinary period of Mexican history.The State of Sonora’s decree specifically authorized provisional paper money and required these temporary notes to be exchanged once the regular issue became available.