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1 Peso Moneda Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco de Mendoza |
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| Year | 1871 |
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| Value | 1 Peso Moneda Boliviana |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by the bold letterpress heading EL BANCO DE MENDOZA flanked by large numeral-1 counters at each upper corner, above a central circular vignette enclosed in a fine guilloche rosette border depicting a horse-drawn carriage scene with multiple figures in an open landscape. To the lower left, a secondary vignette presents a reclining allegorical figure amid rocky terrain, while to the lower right a portrait vignette shows a young woman in three-quarter view with floral hair ornament. The denomination UN PESO is set in large letters beneath the central vignette, with manuscript spaces for date, number, and series above the promise-to-pay text in Spanish. |
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| Obverse lettering | MENDOZA EL BANCO DE MENDOZA Nº Serie Pagará á la vista al portador la boliviana ó su equivalente en moneda en moneda de ley UN PESO Presidente Director-Gerente |
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The Banco de Mendoza was a provincial institution operating under Argentina's decentralized banking framework of the 1860s–70s, when individual provinces retained the right to charter their own note-issuing banks. This arrangement collapsed after the National Bank Law of 1876 began reining in provincial emissions, making the window for notes like this a narrow one.
The denomination in pesos moneda boliviana reflects the genuine currency confusion of interior Argentina at the time — Bolivian silver coinage circulated heavily in the Cuyo region, and banks in Mendoza denominated obligations accordingly. ABNC's involvement was common for aspirational provincial banks seeking engraving quality that local printers could not supply.