| Obverse description |
Black print The value `UN PESO` aligned to the left. Serial number handwritten, aligned to the right, between them the Imperial Coat of Arms. Below, the promise of the Mexican Empire, to pay one peso, bottom, three signatures. Left and right margins a geometrical design with the words `UN PESO` |
| Obverse lettering |
UN PESO EL IMPERIO MEXICANO promete pagar esta cantidad de UN PESO con arreglo al Decreto de 20 de Diciembre de 1822, sobre este asunto. México 1 de Enero de 1823
(Translation: ONE PESO THE MEXICAN EMPIRE promise to pay this amount of ONE PESO, according to the Decree of December 20, 1822, on this matter. Mexico January 1, 1823) |
