Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Tesorería General |
|---|---|
| Year | 1860 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Green-tinted note with a central oval vignette bearing the inscription REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA enclosing the numeral $10. The upper margin carries the legend LEY DE 1° DE OCTUBRE 1860, flanked by a fine guilloche border. Serial number appears at upper left, with the denomination POR DIEZ PESOS repeated at upper right and along the lower margin. The body of the note contains a handwritten promissory text issued from Paraná, dated 1861, with two manuscript signatures below their respective printed titles. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | LEY DE 1° DE OCTUBRE 1860 REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA $10 Por Diez Pesos POR DIEZ PESOS La Tesorería General Por El Ministro de Hacienda El Contador General |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
The Tesorería General notes of 1860 occupy an awkward transitional moment in Argentine monetary history — the provincial treasury system was already under pressure from the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, which had been issuing its own paper since 1854 and would increasingly absorb fiscal functions through the decade. A Tesorería General 10 Pesos from this period was not a bank note in any modern sense but closer to a fiscal warrant, backed by treasury receipts rather than specie reserves.
PS#220 is among the scarcer entries in the Argentine provincial series. Locally printed Argentine notes of this era frequently show uneven ink distribution due to the limited press technology available outside Buenos Aires's main commercial printers.