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16 Centésimos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a central portrait vignette of a uniformed military figure in dark intaglio engraving, set against a fine guilloche underprint in red-pink tones. The bank title EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AYRES arcs across the upper field, with the denomination numerals 0.16 appearing in ornamental panels at each lower corner. A promise-to-pay text in Spanish is inscribed across the middle register, dated 1 Enero de 1869, with the full denomination written out below as Diez y seis centesimos fuertes. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AYRES Diez y seis centesimos fuertes Pagarán al portador y á la vista en moneda de oro de curso legal 1.o Enero de 1869 INSPECTOR PRESIDENTE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMP.Y |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in red-pink tones with an elaborate lathe-work guilloche pattern filling the field. A central vignette depicts a steam locomotive in motion, framed within an ornate cartouche, with the denomination 0.16 rendered in large numerals within matching guilloche panels to the left and right. The denomination legend DIEZ Y SEIS CENTESIMOS arcs above the central vignette, with BUENOS AYRES inscribed in a decorative panel at the foot. |
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