Catalog
10 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco de Londres y Río de La Plata, Rosario |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Green-toned note with an elaborate guilloche border framing the entire design. A central oval portrait vignette of a uniformed male figure is positioned at the upper centre, flanked by the bank title inscription. The lower portion carries the handwritten date 'Rosario 15 de Diciembre de 1866' and a manuscript signature, with the denomination repeated in each corner within ornamental panels. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO DE LONDRES Y RIO DE LA PLATA VALE POR DIEZ PESOS Pagaremos a la vista y al portador Diez Pesos plata boliviana en efectivo ROSARIO 15 de Diciembre de 1866 POR EL BANCO DIEZ PESOS 10 PESOS |
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The Banco de Londres y Río de La Plata was a British overseas bank incorporated in London in 1862 and among the first foreign commercial banks to establish a serious branch presence in Argentina. The Rosario branch — serving what was then a rapidly expanding grain and cattle export hub on the Paraná — issued its own notes distinct from the Buenos Aires head office series, which is why Pick separates them.
By 1866, provincial note issue in Argentina was a patchwork of competing private bank currencies with no central redemption guarantee. British-backed paper carried a degree of trust that domestic issuers often couldn't claim.