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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Administración de Hacienda y Crédito Público |
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| Year | 185_ |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in an engraved letterpress style typical of mid-nineteenth century South American issues. A central vignette presents a standing bull in a landscape setting, flanked by two oval panel inscriptions reading '10 PESOS' at upper left and upper right corners, with matching denominations repeated in the lower corners. The main text body, set within a horizontally ruled guilloche band, carries the authorization legend of La Confederación Argentina, with the denomination DIEZ PESOS rendered in bold script; a manuscript date line 'Ley de ___ de 185_ No.' appears above, and the issuing authority 'Por la Administración de Hacienda y Crédito Público' below. A SPECIMEN overprint is visible across the lower central area. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 PESOS Ley de ___ de 185_ No. La Confederación Argentina reconoce este billete por DIEZ PESOS, 10 Reales de una Cruz Castellano de plata, y de diez dineros de ley cada uno. Por la Administración de Hacienda y Crédito Público. SPECIMEN |
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The Administración de Hacienda y Crédito Público was the fiscal arm of individual Mexican state governments, not the federal treasury — notes issued under this authority circulated regionally and often reflected the chronic instability of mid-century state finances. The 185_ dating convention, with the final digit left blank for manuscript completion, was common practice across Mexican state issues of this period, and surviving examples frequently show dates ranging across the decade.
Printed in Argentina is an unusual attribution for a Mexican fiscal note and warrants scrutiny when handling any example.