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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Mendoza |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper and carries the header REPUBLICA ARGENTINA across the top, with the denomination numeral 2 at each upper corner and a series and serial number notation. To the left, an allegorical vignette shows two putti figures, one of whom aims an arrow, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the right, a circular portrait vignette contains a bust of a uniformed military figure, identified below as a hero of the patria. The central text panel bears the issuing bank name, denomination DOS PESOS, and a RENOVACION overprint stamp, with manuscript signatures and date of Buenos Aires, 1 de Enero de 1888. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA ARGENTINA SERIE 008 BANCO PROVINCIAL DE MENDOZA DOS PESOS BUENOS AIRES, 1 DE ENERO DE 1888 RENOVACION POR EL BANCO |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a single reddish-brown tone and displays a large central allegorical vignette in intaglio, composed of multiple classical figures in a dynamic composition with elaborate scrollwork and guilloche borders. The denomination numeral 2 appears within a circular cartouche at each upper corner. Two small text panels with printed legal or guarantee clauses are placed in the lower-left and lower-right corners. |
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