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1 Peso de Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in fine intaglio engraving by the American Bank Note Company. At left, a bust portrait of a uniformed military figure, and at right, a portrait of a civilian statesman in formal attire, both set within oval frames flanking a central vignette of a riverside landscape with a large tree. A circular 'GOBIERNO NACIONAL' control stamp is applied at centre, with the denomination 'UN PESO DE ORO' inscribed in a panel below the central vignette. Guilloche underprint work and a repeated marginal legend border the entire note. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES 1º DE ENERO DE 1883 PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA UN PESO DE ORO DETERMINADO POR LA LEY NACIONAL DE 9 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1881 UNO Inspector Presidente GOBIERNO NACIONAL |
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The Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires was one of the oldest provincial banks in Argentina, and by 1883 it occupied an unusual position — nominally subordinate to the national financial system established after the 1880 federalization of Buenos Aires, yet still issuing its own paper with considerable autonomy. This note was printed by the American Bank Note Company at their Manhattan facility, which handled a substantial portion of South American fiduciary work in this period, often sharing design elements across client institutions.
The PS prefix in Pick's catalogue places this firmly in the specialized provincial and private bank section — not national issue, which matters for understanding its legal tender scope at the time of circulation.