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10 Pesos de Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central vignette of a horse-drawn wagon with cattle, framed by two portrait medallions — a military figure in uniform at left and a bearded civilian at right. The denomination numeral '10' appears in large form at both upper corners within ornate guilloche borders, with the bank title arching across the top. The lower portion carries the denomination inscription 'DIEZ PESOS DE ORO' in bold letterpress, followed by a legislative reference line and two manuscript signatures. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE LA PROVÍNCIA DE BUENOS AIRES PAGABLE AL PORTADOR BUENOS AIRES GOBIERNO NACIONAL DIEZ PESOS DE ORO DETERMINADOS POR LA LEY NACIONAL DE 8 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 1881 4 DE ENERO DE 1883 10 DIEZ |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires was one of the oldest and most politically contentious institutions in Argentine financial history — its notes circulated in direct competition with federal currency well into the 1880s, a friction that would ultimately force the province's hand during the banking reforms of 1890. This note predates that collapse by seven years, issued when the provincial bank still commanded genuine authority over Buenos Aires commerce.
ABNC's engraved work on Argentine provincial paper from this decade is consistently among the finest produced for South American clients. The cotton substrate was specified for durability in a high-velocity commercial economy.