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1 Real Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Santa Fé, Rosario |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Value | 1 Real Plata Boliviana |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the bank title EL BANCO PROVINCIAL DE SANTA-FÉ in bold lettering across the upper register, with the place of issue ROSARIO and date 1º de Noviembre 1874 at upper left and the serial number at upper right. A central vignette shows a team of horses and cattle, with the denomination UN REAL displayed in a cartouche at centre; a circular guilloche underprint surrounds the denomination panel. The text Pagará a la vista un Peso plata boliv° and ó su equivalente en moneda de ley por OCHO de estos billetes appears in script and letterpress across the note, with POR EL DIRECTORIO at the base and a manuscript signature above it. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO PROVINCIAL DE SANTA-FÉ ROSARIO 1º de Noviembre 1874 SERIE UNA UN REAL Pagará a la vista un Peso plata boliv° ó su equivalente en moneda de ley por OCHO de estos billetes POR EL DIRECTORIO REAL |
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The Banco Provincial de Santa-Fé was the province's official state bank, established in 1874 — the same year this note was issued — making early examples essentially contemporary with the institution itself. The Rosario branch designation matters here: Rosario was already outpacing Santa Fé city as a commercial hub in the 1870s, driven by grain exports and the expanding railway network, and the bank maintained operationally distinct branches with separately designated issues.
The existence of a parallel PS-805 issue — same bank, same denomination, different place-of-issue text — confirms the two branches circulated their own notes independently rather than drawing from a common pool.