Embossed postcard of the flag and coins of Mexico, with fixed exchange rates for major currencies including the German Mark, Austro-Hungarian Krone, British Shilling, Latin Monetary Union Franc, Dutch Guilder, Russia Ruble, Scandinavian Monetary Union Krone/Krona, and United States Dollar. Includes images for 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 25 and 50 Centavo coins, and 1, 5, and 10 Peso coins.
Mexiko.1 Peso = 100 Centavos.Doppelwärung. Der Handelswert des Silbergeldes hängt von den Schwankungen des Silberpreises ab. Goldmünzen älterer Prägungen kommen als Handelsmünzen im Verkehr vor.Dual currency. The commercial value of silver coins depends on fluctuations in the price of silver. Older gold coin imprints are found in circulation as trade coins.
"On the first of February we intend to begin submarine warfare unrestricted. In spite of this it is our intention to endeavor to keep neutral the United States of America.If this attempt is not successful, we propose an alliance on the following basis with Mexico:That we shall make war together and together make peace. We shall give general financial support and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. The details are left to you for settlement.You are instructed to inform the President of Mexico of the above in the greatest confidence as soon as it is certain that there will be an outbreak of war with the United States, and suggest that the President of Mexico, on his own initiative, should communicate with Japan suggesting adherence at once to this plan . . ."
Beginning of the 'Zimmerman Telegram' dated Berlin, January 19, 1917, a message from Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the German Empire, to Heinrich von Eckhardt, German Ambassador to Mexico. The telegram, encrypted and delivered over American cables, was intercepted and decrypted by British Intelligence. Japan was allied against Germany, and had seized, in 1914, some of Germany's colonies in Asia including Tsingtau. The telegram was sent from Berlin to Johann von Bernstorff, German Ambassador to the United States, on January 16, and forwarded to Eckhardt on the 19th.
The Great Events of the Great War in Seven Volumes by Charles F. Horne, Vol. V, 1917, p. 43, copyright © 1920 by The National Alumnia, publisher: The National Alumni, publication date: 1920
1917-01-19, 1917, January, Zimmerman, Zimmerman Telegram, Mexico, United States
