100 Pesos

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.