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10 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Concordia |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with a date of '4 de Julio de 1873' and the place of issue 'Concordia' at upper right. A central vignette presents an allegorical pastoral scene with cattle and a rooster, framed by elaborate guilloche rosettes bearing the numeral '10' at left and right. A seated female allegorical figure appears at lower left, and the issuer's name 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' is rendered in bold letterpress across the centre, with the denomination 'DIEZ PESOS' highlighted in a contrasting panel within the text line reading 'Pagará a la vista DIEZ PESOS plata boliviana o su equivalente en moneda de ley'. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in green, with a symmetrical design composed of three large circular guilloche medallions arranged horizontally across the centre field; the two outer medallions each contain the Roman numeral 'X', while the central medallion bears the inscription 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' in curved lettering around a floral rosette. An intricate geometric lathe-work border frames the entire reverse. |
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Banco Argentino of Concordia was one of several provincial Argentine banks authorized under the 1854 Entre Ríos banking laws, issuing notes denominated in pesos plata boliviana — the Bolivian silver peso, which circulated widely in the Río de la Plata region as a de facto trade currency long after Buenos Aires began pushing for monetary standardization. The denomination itself signals how fragmented Argentine currency remained in this period, with interior provinces pegging to whatever silver standard was actually in local use rather than any national unit.
ABNC's involvement was typical of South American provincial banking at the time — the engraving and printing quality far exceeded what the issuing institution could have obtained domestically.