Catalog
10 Pesos
| Issuer | Provincia de Tucumán |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated on the left by a map outline of the Province of Tucumán in green, with the denomination $10 printed in green at lower left. To the right, a central vignette presents a detailed engraving of the Casa de la Independencia (House of Independence) in San Miguel de Tucumán. The Argentine national coat of arms appears at upper right, flanked by the inscriptions PROVINCIA DE TUCUMAN / BONOS DE CANCELACION DE DEUDAS / LEY N° 5728 / AL PORTADOR, the serial number 02.990.087 at top right and bottom left, the series designation SERIE C at upper left, and two manuscript signatures above the legends MINISTRO DE HACIENDA and GOBERNADOR, with the expiry date FECHA DE CADUCIDAD 31 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2003 at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | PROVINCIA DE TUCUMAN – BONOS DE CANCELACION DE DEUDAS LEY 5728 MODIFICADA POR LEYES 5866 Y 6969 $ 10 ARTICULO 1° ARTICULO 2° ARTICULO 3° ARTICULO 4° ARTICULO 5° ARTICULO 6° DECRETO N° 23/8 (MES) 1999 |
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Argentina's provincial bond notes — the so-called "cuasimonedas" — emerged from the 2001–2002 financial collapse, when the federal government froze bank deposits and provinces lost access to central bank financing. Tucumán was among the fourteen provinces that resorted to issuing their own quasi-currency to meet payroll and social obligations. These circulated alongside federal pesos and were nominally redeemable at par, though public confidence varied considerably by province and by date of issue.
Tucumán's series was formally withdrawn and redeemed by 2004 as part of the national consolidation program. Surviving circulated examples typically show heavy use — these were working notes, not saved.