Mexico, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The image of Benito Juarez distinguishes the new 500-peso banknote (about $30 USD) the Banco de Mexico is launching here today.

The paper money present improvements in security features, functionality and durability, Alejandro Alegre, general director of Issuance of the Central bank (autonomous),said.

Our historical legacy and natural wealth are reflected, because it illustrates the process of the Reformation and Restoration of the Republic, the Bank of Mexico details.

The image of Juarez, former Mexican president from 1858 to 1872, replaces those of 2010 whose protagonists were artist Diego Rivera, and in the reverse painter Frida Kahlo.

The new banknote has a marine ecosystem as its reverse (Mexico has one of the major marine natural reserves on the planet), with figures of a whale and sperm whale, which arerecurring and expected images on the northern Pacific coasts in Mexico.

To facilitate the identification of this banknote, three tactile lines were included in the upper left corner for visually impaired and blind people.

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