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1 Peso
| Issuer | Provincia de Salta |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S2111 |
| Obverse description | Black on light tan paper. The upper portion bears the title OBLIGACIONES in large serif letters, flanked by ornate border work, with PROVINCIA DE SALTA across the centre and a central oval control stamp in red. The legend LA PROVINCIA RECONOCE AL PORTADOR appears above the denomination UN PESO in bold lettering, followed by the inscription MONEDA NACIONAL DE CURSO LEGAL, the authorising law reference, and the issue date SALTA, 31 DE AGOSTO DE 1916. Two manuscript signatures appear at the lower left and lower right, with printed titles CONTADOR GENERAL and MINISTRO DE HACIENDA respectively, and the serial number is printed below centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | OBLIGACIONES PROVINCIA DE SALTA LA PROVINCIA RECONOCE AL PORTADOR UN PESO MONEDA NACIONAL DE CURSO LEGAL DE CONFORMIDAD A LA LEY N° 953 DE JULIO 5 DE 1916 SALTA, 31 DE AGOSTO DE 1916 CONTADOR GENERAL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA |
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Argentina's provincial governments retained the legal authority to issue their own currency well into the twentieth century, and Salta exercised that right intermittently to address chronic cash shortages in the country's northwestern interior. This 1916 peso belongs to a series issued under provincial treasury warrant rather than through any central banking mechanism — a distinction that affected how notes were accepted in commerce beyond Salta's borders.
Provincial paper from this period is frequently encountered with heavy fold damage and ink transfer from improper storage, a known condition pattern across the entire Salta series.