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| Issuer | Provincia de Tucumán |
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| Year | 1987-1988 |
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| In circulation to | 30 November 1991 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in letterpress on a fine guilloche underprint, with the issuing authority 'PROVINCIA DE TUCUMAN' and denomination set in bold type across the upper portion. The full text of the enabling legislation (Ley N° 5728) is laid out in two columns at centre, flanked by serial numbers at upper right and lower right. Two signature lines for the Economy Minister and the Governor appear at lower centre, with the provincial epithet 'Jardín de la República' incorporated into the design. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in turquoise on a fine guilloche border and underprint, with the full five articles of the authorising law (Ley 5728 as amended by Ley 5866) set in dense letterpress text across the centre field. A decorative rosette vignette is positioned at the right margin. The decree reference 'DECRETO N° 307/3 (SH)-1988' appears in bold at lower left. |
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The Provincia de Tucumán issued this note under Argentina's emergency provincial currency framework, which allowed individual provinces to print their own austral-denominated paper during the chronic federal cash shortages of the late 1980s. These quasi-banknotes circulated alongside federal issues as a practical necessity — the central government simply could not keep provincial economies supplied with physical currency during the inflationary spiral that saw annual rates exceed 3,000% by 1989.
Tucumán's issues are among the more frequently encountered provincial quasi-monedas from this period, reflecting the province's size and its sugar industry payroll demands.