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100 Australes
| Issuer | Provincia de Salta |
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| Year | 1988-1989 |
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| Size | 152 × 64 mm |
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| Obverse description | Dark green on pale green guilloche underprint throughout. The provincial coat of arms — a central oval cartouche with a sun and wreath — is positioned at upper left, with a large rosette guilloche vignette at centre-right. The denomination A100 appears in large bold numerals at lower left, and the vertical inscription CIEN AUSTRALES runs along the right margin. Two manuscript signatures appear in the lower centre, attributed to the Ministro de Economia and the Gobernador respectively. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in dark green on a pale green guilloche underprint, the reverse is devoted to the full text of the authorising legislation, set within a decorative guilloche border with scalloped inner frame. Articles 1 through 5 of Laws 6228-6495 are reproduced in full, followed by a note of the total emission decree. A geometric corner ornament appears at upper right. |
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Argentina's provincial scrip issues of 1988–89 were a direct consequence of hyperinflation gutting the national money supply faster than the Banco Central could print replacements. Salta, like several other provinces, filled the vacuum by issuing its own austral-denominated notes — technically bonos, not legal tender in the federal sense, but accepted locally under financial duress.
Casa de Moneda production gave these provincial emissions an official appearance that helped public acceptance, though the underlying fiscal situation in Salta was precarious enough that redemption was never guaranteed.