| Obverse description |
The value `DIEZ PESOS` 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 ten pesos, bottom, three signatures. Left and right margins a geometrical design with the words `DIEZ PESOS` |
| Obverse lettering |
DIEZ PESOS EL IMPERIO MEXICANO promete pagar esta cantidad de DIEZ PESOS con arreglo al Decreto de 20 de Diciembre de 1822, sobre este asunto. México 1 de Enero de 1823
(Translation: TEN PESOS THE MEXICAN EMPIRE promise to pay this amount of TEN PESOS, according to the Decree of December 20, 1822, on this matter. Mexico January 1, 1823) |
