Mexico’s central bank, the Banco de Mexico has started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote, the first of its latest Type G banknote series.
The Mexico central bank started circulating its new 500-pesos banknote yesterday, the 27 August 2018.
The note, 146 x 65mm in size, has a predominantly blue colour scheme and is printed on paper substrate.
Key security features include a micro-optic windowed thread which appears to be a version of Rapid®, and optically variable ink is used to colour the note’s denomination. Other features include intaglio and embossing tactile features, watermark and UV features.
The design of the note includes an illustration of President Benito Juárez (1806-1972) who issued the Laws of Reform with the support of radical liberals. The reverse represents Mexico’s coastline, sea and island ecosystems, is depicted with a gray whale and her calf in El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, Baja California, designated by UNESCO as natural heritage of mankind.
Read more about the note at the central bank website.
The Banco de Mexico has published an educational video demonstrating the banknote:
