Mexico Test Note, 2009, UNC, Proof, Specimen, Commemorative

The 2009 Mexican test note celebrates the 40th anniversary of Banco de Mexicos banknote factory, which began operations in 1969. Its obverse side features the front design of the 200 Mexican peso and a hand signing the note. The 200 Mexican peso note features the Mexican poet, nun, and philosopher Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. She is also known as the Phoenix of America and The Tenth Muse of Mexico. Its reverse side depicts a parent and child near a tree overlooking the hills and mountains. Both sides of the note are vertically oriented.