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100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| Value | 100 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in brown and black, with a central text panel reading 'CERTIFICADO DE DEPÓSITO / CIEN PESOS M/N', surrounded by fine guilloche scrollwork and ornamental borders. To the left, an intaglio rural vignette portrays a horse-drawn wagon with cattle on a country road, evoking the pastoral economy of the Buenos Aires province. The Argentine national arms appear in an oval cartouche at the right, with the denomination '100' repeated in the upper corners and the issuing bank's name arched across the top. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue and brown, with the bank's name split across the top and bottom borders reading 'BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA' and 'DE BUENOS AIRES'. A large intaglio vignette on the right half portrays a herd of horses in an open pampa landscape, rendered in a naturalistic etching style. To the left, a central ornamental panel within a guilloche frame carries a deposit interest notice, with the denomination '100' at upper left and lower right corners. |
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The Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires was at the center of one of Argentina's worst financial collapses. The 1890 Baring Crisis — triggered largely by the Province's reckless bond issuance and the subsequent near-failure of Baring Brothers in London — forced a complete restructuring of the provincial banking system. Notes issued in 1891 fall squarely in that aftermath, circulating during a period of severe public distrust and currency depreciation.
ABNC's involvement was long-standing with Argentine provincial issuers, and the engraving quality on this series is notably high — a deliberate choice to counter counterfeiting fears that spiked during the crisis years.