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10 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Rosario |
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| Year | 1866-1873 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue-green on white paper, the reverse is composed of an intricate geometric lathe-work design with a central octagonal panel bearing the text 'El Banco Argentino Rosario' in script lettering. Two large circular medallions with fine guilloche patterns, each enclosing the Roman numeral 'X', are positioned symmetrically to the left and right of the central panel. The entire composition is enclosed within a decorative border of repeated geometric motifs. |
| Reverse lettering | El Banco Argentino Rosario X X |
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El Banco Argentino operated out of Rosario — not Buenos Aires — during a period when Argentina's provincial banking system was genuinely fragmented, with dozens of private banks issuing their own notes under loose federal oversight. The denomination itself, pesos plata boliviana, reflects a regional monetary reality: Bolivian silver coinage circulated widely in the Río de la Plata interior during the 1860s, and denominating notes in that unit was a practical concession to what people actually trusted and used.
The American Bank Note Company's involvement here follows a familiar pattern for South American provincial issuers of this decade — ABNC was actively pursuing contracts across the continent, and Rosario's commercial banks were willing clients. Whether any of the PS1527 series survived in quantity is another matter; provincial Argentine private bank notes from this window are genuinely scarce, with many issues redeemed or simply lost after the banking reforms of the 1870s tightened control over private emission.