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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Córdoba |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | At left, a large allegorical vignette in intaglio shows two putti, one of which points skyward, rendered in finely engraved cross-hatching against a light guilloche underprint. At right, a portrait medallion contains a uniformed military figure in classical style. The centre carries the bank name EL BANCO PROVINCIAL DE CÓRDOBA in bold letterpress, with the denomination DOS PESOS inscribed in an ornate cartouche below. The header reads REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, and the serial number and série designation appear in the upper register. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 2 |
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The Banco Provincial de Córdoba was one of several Argentine provincial banks authorized to issue currency under the 1887 Ley de Bancos Garantidos, which required note-issuing banks to back their circulation with national government bonds. The system collapsed spectacularly in 1890 during the Baring Crisis, wiping out most of these provincial banks and rendering their notes worthless within a few years of printing.
ABNC produced the plates in New York — typical arrangement for South American provincial issuers who lacked domestic printing infrastructure capable of the security standards required. The 1888 dating places this note early in the Córdoba bank's short-lived guarantee period.