Mexico 50 Pesos 1981 P-73 AUNC – Benito Juárez

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A crisp 1981 Mexican 50 Pesos with Benito Juárez — Mexico's first president of indigenous descent and defender of the republic against Emperor Maximilian — and a magnificent Zapotec funerary urn on the back.

⚡ Extreme Index: 5.2 / 10
Why it’s extreme: Benito Juárez, Mexico's first indigenous president, with a Zapotec urn from his native Oaxaca.

• History & drama (30%): 6.5/10
• Scarcity (25%): 2.9/10 (Numista rarity index 11/100)
• Wow factor (20%): 6/10
• Age (15%): 4.5/10
• Condition (10%): 8/10

The Extreme Index is Extreme Banknotes’ own collector score based on history, scarcity, curiosity, age and condition — it is not a valuation or investment rating.

📦 Included Banknote(s):

1. 27 January 1981 Mexico 50 Pesos, serie KA (P-73)

📖 History and Significance:
Benito Juárez (1806–1872), a Zapotec from Oaxaca, rose from shepherd boy to president. He led the liberal Reform movement, separated church and state, and resisted the French-backed Emperor Maximilian until the republic was restored in 1867. The reverse celebrates the Zapotec culture of Oaxaca — the same people Juárez was born into. Banco de México printed these peso notes in its own Mexico City works during the era of the "old peso". After the oil boom of the 1970s, the debt crisis of 1982 and inflation that peaked above 150% in 1987, ever-larger denominations were needed, and on 1 January 1993 Mexico introduced the nuevo peso, worth 1,000 old pesos, ending this classic series.

🎨 Design Details:
The obverse shows Benito Juárez at right and the National Palace in Mexico City at left. The reverse shows a Zapotec funerary urn of the maize god Cozobi in front of the Palace of the Columns at Mitla, Oaxaca.

🔍 Numismatic Features:

• Size: 153 x 63 mm

• Material: Paper

• Type: Standard Circulation Banknote

• Currency: Mexican Peso (old peso, pre-1993)

• Country: Mexico

• Issuing Authority: Banco de México

• Date: 27 January 1981

• Series: KA

• Printer: Banco de México, Mexico City

✅ Condition Guide:
AUNC (About Uncirculated). An About Uncirculated note looks almost new: crisp paper, bright original colours and sharp corners, with at most a single light fold, corner flick or minor handling mark from counting. Because we hold multiple quantities in inventory, the exact serial numbers and specific wear patterns will vary. This condition guide represents our overall quality standard rather than the specific flaws of the photographed note.