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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in brown, dominated by two large oval vignettes each containing the profile of a horse's head, positioned at left and right of centre. Between them sits a rectangular panel with text setting out deposit interest conditions, surrounded by fine guilloche borders. The full bank name BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES runs along the top, the numeral 10 appears in each corner, and DIEZ PESOS is inscribed along the lower margin above the printer's imprint. |
| Reverse lettering | BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES DEPOSITÁNDOSE EN EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA ESTE BILLETE DEVENGARÁ UN INTERÉS DE CINCO POR CIENTO ANUAL POR DEPOSITO A PREMIO Y DE TRES POR CIENTO POR DEPOSITO COMERCIAL. DIEZ PESOS AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY NEW YORK |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires was one of the primary casualties of the 1890 Baring Crisis — the province's near-default on foreign debt triggered a collapse in confidence that brought down Baring Brothers in London and forced a wholesale restructuring of Argentine provincial banking. This note was issued in the immediate aftermath, as part of the province's attempt to stabilize liquidity while the national government scrambled to negotiate emergency credit.
ABNC's involvement was well-established by this period; the company had printed for Argentine institutions since the 1860s. The PS prefix in the Pick catalog places this in the provincial and private bank series — technically not a national emission, though in practice these notes circulated widely.