Mexico 5,000 Pesos Banknote, 1987, P-88b.6, UNC, Series HE, TAP 60-70 Authenticated

This uncirculated 5,000 Mexican peso note is part of the 1987 HE series. It is a brown, black, and tan note that is dated 24 February 1987, bear the signature of Banco de Mexico Cajero Gonzalo Garcia Rodriguez and DIRECCION GENERAL Miguel Mancera Aquayo , and measures 157 mm x 67 mm. Its obverse side features the flag of the Battalion Activo de San Blas and the Boy Heroes, six military cadets who were killed during the Battle of Chapultepec. These six heroes are Vicente Suarez, Juan Escutia, Juan de la Barrera, Fernando M. de Oca, and Agustin Melgar. Its reverse side contains Spanish text, a bank guilloche, the bank seal, the Chapultepec Castle (Castillo de Chapultepec), and the 1847 military college shield. Though the note does not have a watermark, it has a solid security thread. It also has a vertical SANTANA printed on the lower left on the obverse side. The details of this note have been verified and TAP Authenticated by Banknote World experts.