Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Mexican banknotes... a never ending story... 02 c

The Gitane of the 3rd emission (1937-1970)

type 3.1: the original note

Gitane 3rd emission type 1

according Pick : 3rd emission, 7 out of 12 subtypes (a to g); all different dates
according DD : 7 subtypes till end of 1945 - series M, N, O, P, Q, R and S to Z

specifications:
-  similar to previous issue:
    - date (abbreviated) is mentioned twice, series is mentioned twice
    - serial number with letter and 7 numbers
    - central signature with "Interventor De Gobierno" 
- new extra serial letters and numbers (twice)
- serie letter is in itallic

type 3.2: as the previous note but date not abbreviated

Gitane 3rd emission type 2
according Pick : 3rd emission, 8th from the 12 subtypes (h); 14 VIII 1946
according DD : 1 subtypes only in 1946 - series AA to AK

specifications:
- serial letters now double: starting with AA - again in non-itallic script
- date is not abbreviated

type 3.3: as the previous note but change of title in the 2nd signature

Gitane 3rd emission type 3
according Pick : 3rd emission, 9th and 10th from the 12 subtypes (i - j); 1947 and 1948
according DD : 2 subtypes : 1947 - series AL to AZ and 1948 - series BA to BT

specifications:
- beneath the middle signature now : "Interventor De La Comisión Bancaria"

type 3.4: as type 3.3 but change of date in US-style : month / day / year

Gitane 3rd emission type 4

according Pick : 4th emission, 11th from the 12 subtypes (k); 1949
according DD : series BU and BV

specifications:
- extra serial/plate numbers are omitted again

type 3.4bis: as type 3.4 but change in date : day / month / year

Gitane 3rd emission type 4bis
according Pick : 3rd emission, last from the 12 subtypes (l); 1950
according DD : series BY to CB (series BW and BX were skipped)

specifications:
- date back in day-month-year form

to be continued...

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