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1 Peso
| Issuer | Provincia de Salta |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 1 Peso |
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| Reverse description | Printed in terracotta/brown tones on light paper. The design is dominated by a central oval vignette containing a bull's head in three-quarter view, surrounded by an intricate guilloche border. Flanking the central vignette are two large ornamental numeral-1 medallions set within decorative rosette frames, and the whole composition is enclosed by a Greek-key pattern outer border. PROVINCIA DE SALTA appears in a curved banner at the top, and a text panel at the base cites the relevant provincial law and the conditions of acceptance of the obligations. |
| Reverse lettering | PROVINCIA DE SALTA LEY N° 953 DE JULIO 5 DE 1916 ART. 9° ESTAS OBLIGACIONES SERÁN RECIBIDAS POR SU VALOR ESCRITO EN TODAS LAS REPARTICIONES PÚBLICAS PROVINCIALES EN PAGO DE IMPUESTOS Y SERVICIOS TRÁMITES O MUNICIPALES |
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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.