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2 Pesos
| Issuer | Tesorería de la Provincia de Santa Fé |
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| Year | 1890 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Green-tinted note with an intricate guilloche border framing the entire face; the heading "BILLETE DE TESORERIA" appears in large bold letterpress across the upper portion, beneath which "Provincia de Santa-Fé" is set within a curved ribbon, followed by the obligation clause in smaller text. The denomination "DOS PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL" is rendered in large ornate lettering at centre, with the numeral 2 repeated in each corner within guilloche rosettes. A manuscript date of Santa Fé, 28 de Mayo 1890 appears below, accompanied by two manuscript signatures identifying the Contador General and the Director de Hacienda. |
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| Obverse lettering | BILLETE DE TESORERIA DE LA Provincia de Santa-Fé La Provincia de Santa-Fé recibirá al portador este título SERIE DOS PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL en pago de impuestos fiscales y tierras públicas Santa Fé 28 de Mayo 1890 CONTADOR GENERAL DIRECTOR DE HACIENDA |
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The Tesorería de la Provincia de Santa Fé issued provincial treasury notes during a period of severe monetary instability in Argentina — the late 1880s saw rampant over-issuance by provincial banks and treasuries, which contributed directly to the Baring Crisis of 1890. Santa Fé was among the most aggressive provincial issuers, and the federal government's subsequent Ley de Conversión effectively shut down most of these parallel circulations within a few years.
Locally printed provincial issues from this period survive in far smaller numbers than their Buenos Aires counterparts. The 1890 date places this note squarely at the peak of the crisis.