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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.