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1 Peso
| Issuer | Provincia de Mendoza |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-brown on white paper. At centre, a large ornate numeral '1' guilloche vignette is flanked on the left by a standing allegorical female figure in classical robes and on the right by a reclining allegorical figure. The upper portion bears the serial number '001072' repeated twice and the series letter 'J' to the right, with the inscription 'PROVINCIA DE MENDOZA' above the central panel reading 'LETRA DE TESORERIA'. The lower register carries the issuing text, date 'MENDOZA, DICIEMBRE DE 1914', and two manuscript signatures with their respective titles. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown on white paper and centres on an oval vignette containing a monumental scene with a large column or statue surrounded by a crowd, likely an allegorical or patriotic composition. Large ornamental numerals '1' appear at the left and right margins, framed by intricate guilloche scrollwork and floral border elements. The lower portion carries a lengthy text block headed 'UNIFICACIÓN POR CANJE' detailing the legal conditions of redemption. |
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Mendoza's provincial government issued emergency fractional currency in 1914 as a direct response to the acute coin shortage triggered by the outbreak of World War One. Trade disruption and hoarding stripped small-denomination specie from circulation across Argentina almost overnight, and several provinces moved to fill the gap before the federal government could coordinate a national response. Mendoza was among the earliest to act.
Kraft Braires was a Buenos Aires commercial printing house, not a specialist security printer — an indicator of how urgent the need was. The notes were never intended for long circulation, and surviving examples frequently show heavy fold wear consistent with everyday retail use.