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100 Pesos
| Issuer | El Gobierno Nacional, Confederación Argentina |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Value | 100 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | The note bears the heading 'CONFEDERACION ARGENTINA' in bold lettering across the upper portion, flanked by denomination numerals '100S' on either side. A central text block in Spanish carries the promise of payment by El Gobierno Nacional, referencing the Decretos of 7 de Mayo and 5 de Junio de 1857, with the obligation redeemable at the Aduanas Nacionales. The border is formed by a repetitive typographic guilloche-style frame with 'CIEN PESOS' inscribed vertically on both lateral margins, and three manuscript signature lines appear at the foot for El Ministro de Hacienda, El Contador General, and El Tesorero. |
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The Confederación Argentina was the rival federal government based in Paraná that existed in parallel with the State of Buenos Aires from 1852 until reunification in 1861. This note was issued by that administration — not by Buenos Aires, which maintained its own separate currency and banking apparatus throughout the period. The distinction matters: Confederación paper circulated in the interior provinces and was chronically short of specie backing, issued against customs revenues that consistently fell short of projections.
Domestic printing in 1857 Argentina meant limited technical sophistication and significant vulnerability to counterfeiting — a problem the Confederación's finance ministry acknowledged repeatedly in correspondence of the period.