Catalog
1 Peso Boliviano
| Issuer | Banco Entre-Riano |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in violet on pale paper, with a circular vignette at the left containing an allegorical or geographic scene within a fine lathe-work border. The central field carries the issuer's name EL BANCO ENTRE-RIANO in large bold letters, with the legend VALE POR 1 PESO BOLIVIANO above and PAGARA AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA below. The denomination UN PESO BOLIVIANO appears in large display type across the lower centre, with a handwritten signature and series notation (3a SERIE) to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | VALE POR 1 PESO BOLIVIANO EL BANCO ENTRE-RIANO PAGARA AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA UN PESO BOLIVIANO 3a SERIE |
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The Banco Entre-Riano was a provincial bank operating out of Entre Ríos, one of the Argentine confederation's more turbulent provinces — still living in the long shadow of Justo José de Urquiza's dominance when this note was issued. Provincial banking in Argentina during the 1860s was a patchwork of competing local institutions, many of them undercapitalized and short-lived, issuing paper that circulated at steep discounts outside their home province.
The PS prefix in the Pick catalog places this firmly in the speculative or semi-official category. Whether this note saw meaningful redemption is doubtful; Entre Ríos provincial banking collapsed well before any national monetary framework could absorb these obligations.