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1.000 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la Nación Argentina |
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| Year | 1895 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio on white paper; at left, a large allegorical vignette presents two classical female figures — one enthroned and one reclining beside a globe — symbolising the Argentine nation and its wealth, surrounded by ornate guilloche work. The Argentine coat of arms with the arc inscription REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA appears at upper centre, the denomination numeral 1000 occupies a bold panel at upper right, and an oval portrait vignette at right shows a uniformed 19th-century military figure in bust. The central text panel carries the full promise inscription UN MIL PESOS / MONEDA NACIONAL with the issue date Buenos Aires, 1° de Enero de 1895 below, flanked by printed signature lines for the Director and Presidente de la Caja de Conversión. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA SÉRIE Nº 1000 LA NACION PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA UN MIL PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL Buenos Aires, 1° de Enero de 1895 Director Presidente de la Caja de Conversión |
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This note predates the Caja de Conversión era by only a few years, placing it in a period when Argentina was still clawing back monetary credibility after the catastrophic 1890 Baring Crisis nearly collapsed the entire financial system. The Banco de la Nación Argentina itself had only been founded in 1891, created specifically to replace the failed Banco Nacional — meaning this 1895 issue comes from a very young institution still establishing public confidence.
The American Bank Note Company held printing contracts for Argentine federal issues throughout this period. At 1,000 Pesos, this was a high-denomination wholesale banking instrument — not something that passed through ordinary hands.