1 Peso Fuerte

The Banco Comercial de Santa Fé was one of several provincial Argentine banks operating under the loose monetary framework that preceded the Banco Nacional's establishment in 1872. Provincial banks of this period issued their own currency with minimal federal oversight, and the Santa Fé notes circulated in a region still economically marginal — the province's agricultural boom driven by European immigration came later in the 1870s and 1880s, well after notes like this would have been in active use.

PS#1592A2 indicates a sub-variety within the Pick Specialized catalog, suggesting at least one other plate or signature variant exists for this denomination. Argentine provincial issues from this decade are genuinely scarce in any condition.