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2 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco Mauá y Ca., Rosario |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S1747F2 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out in a horizontal format with a large oval portrait vignette at the left centre, showing a distinguished gentleman in formal attire with a dark cravat, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the upper right, the bank title 'BANCO MAUÁ & CÍA.' appears in bold letterpress, flanked by a small vignette of a mounted horseman, with the denomination 'DOS PESOS FUERTES' inscribed below. A vertical ornamental guilloche border with repeated numeral '2' medallions runs along the left edge, and a manuscript area for number, date, and value is present at the far left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO MAUÁ & CÍA. DOS PESOS FUERTES Vale Por Dos Pesos Fuertes En la presentacion de este billete pagaremos al portador DOS PESOS FUERTES ROSARIO de 18 p.p. Mauá & Cia. Nº Fecha Valor Dos Pesos Fuertes 2 DOS PESOS |
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Banco Mauá y Ca. was the Argentine arm of Irineu Evangelista de Sousa's financial network — Mauá himself being the Brazilian entrepreneur whose banking empire stretched from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires and Montevideo before collapsing spectacularly in 1875. This Rosario branch note was issued during the years when provincial and private banks in Argentina still operated with considerable autonomy to issue their own currency, well before the 1890s reforms that eventually consolidated monetary authority at the national level.
The American Bank Note Company contract for this series reflects Mauá's consistent preference for high-quality engraved printing over cheaper local alternatives — a commercial decision as much as a security one.