1 Real Boliviano

Banco Rio Cuarto was one of dozens of Argentine provincial banks that emerged in the early 1870s under legislation permitting note-issuing privileges to chartered private institutions. The arrangement was short-lived — the 1890 financial crisis and subsequent banking reforms effectively ended provincial note issue in Argentina, making survivors from this period genuinely uncommon.

The National Bank Note Company of New York handled a substantial volume of Latin American commissions during this decade, often working from standardized plate layouts adapted per client. The "Real Boliviano" denomination reflects the monetary confusion of the period, when Bolivia's silver real still circulated alongside Argentine paper in the interior provinces around Córdoba.