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1 Peso

Issuer Banco Provincial de La Rioja
Year 1888
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Printer American Bank Note Company
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Obverse description Printed in brown on cream paper, the obverse bears a left-side oval vignette with a portrait of a uniformed military figure, flanked by guilloche lathe-work borders. To the right, an allegorical vignette of two putti is set within an ornate frame. The central text area carries the bank name and denomination in letterpress, with a rectangular red overprint reading 'RENOVACION' and the year '1884', applied over the original issue date.
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Reverse description Printed entirely in red-brown on cream paper, the reverse presents two large allegorical vignettes at left and right: a seated female figure with scientific instruments at left, and a scene with ships and nautical elements at right, separated by an elaborate guilloche latticework panel in the centre. The denomination 'UNO' appears in large serif numerals at the lower left and right corners within ornate counters.
Reverse lettering UNO
UNO
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