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10.000 Australes
| Issuer | Provincia de Salta |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 10.000 Australes |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the heading PROVINCIA DE SALTA above the subtitle BONO DE CANCELACION DE DEUDA, with references to LEYES 6228 – 6495. At left, the provincial coat of arms appears within a guilloche underprint pattern in gold and violet tones. A large green denomination panel at lower left bears the value A10.000 in bold letterpress, while a stylised orbital vignette in olive-brown occupies the right margin alongside the vertical legend DIEZ MIL AUSTRALES. The note is bearer (AL PORTADOR) with a maturity date of 31 de octubre de 1991 printed in the central field. |
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| Reverse lettering | PROVINCIA DE SALTA – BONO CANCELACIÓN DE DEUDA – LEYES 6228 – 6495 A10.000 Emisión de Australes diez mil millones (A$ 10.000.000.000). Decreto 277 del 23 de febrero de 1990. |
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Salta's provincial emergency notes of 1991 were a direct consequence of Argentina's federal fiscal collapse. When the central government could no longer guarantee salary payments to provincial employees, several provinces — Salta among them — issued their own quasi-currency, technically bonds but functioning as circulating money. These were locally called "patacones" or simply "bonos," depending on the province, and were generally accepted in local commerce out of necessity rather than confidence.
The Casa de Moneda printing is worth noting: despite the fiscal desperation driving these issues, Salta used the national mint rather than a cheaper private printer — an unusual choice that gave the notes a degree of physical credibility they might otherwise have lacked.