10 Pesos banknote - El Banco Mercantil de Monterrey |
10 Pesos banknote Monterrey. |
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Obverse: Portrait of Mariano Escobedo, a 19th century Mexican Army general and former governor of Nuevo León at center and "La Estación Del Golfo" - old Monterey railroad station is now The Railroad Museum and the State Culture House (Monterey and Mexican Gulf Railroad Company).
Reverse: A panoramic view of Monterrey with its emblematic mountain Cerro de la Silla (Saddle Hill).
Printed by American Bank Note Company, New York.
Cerro de la Silla (English: Saddle Hill), named for its distinctive saddle-shaped profile when viewed from the west, is a famous symbol of the landscape of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Even though the mountain itself is located in the adjacent city of Guadalupe, it is widely associated to the city of Monterrey, Mexico.