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| Issuer | Banco Comercial de Santa Fé |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black ink with red overprint accents on a lightly tinted ground. A central vignette depicts a gaucho on horseback herding cattle across an open pampa landscape. To the lower left, a standing male figure in period dress is rendered in intaglio, while a portrait of a young woman occupies the lower right corner. The bank title BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTA FÉ arches across the upper portion, flanked by the numeral 10 at each corner, with the denomination DIEZ PESOS in bold letterpress and the place and date of issue, Rosario, 2 de Enero 1869, inscribed below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTA FÉ DIEZ PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR DIEZ PESOS y a la vista DIEZ PESOS plata Boliviana en moneda legal ROSARIO, 2 de Enero 1869 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in rose-pink ink with an intricate guilloche pattern filling the entire surface. Two large octagonal medallions, each bearing the numeral 10, are positioned at the left and right, flanked by ornate lace-like geometric borders. At the centre, an oval cartouche formed by dense guilloche work carries the three-line inscription EL BANCO COMERCIAL DE SANTA FE in bold serif capitals. |
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