Catalog
2 Reales
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda y Banco de la Provincia de Corrientes |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in dark ink on a plain paper ground, with the full circular arc inscription CASA DE MONEDA Y BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE CORRIENTES arranged around the perimeter in ornate letterpress lettering. A central rectangular cartouche carries the denomination legend DOS REALES / Moneda Corriente in bold serif type, flanked on each side by the numeral 2 within decorative scroll vignettes. The lower margin bears the manuscript date Año de 1861 and a Serie field, with a small numeral panel in the upper right corner. |
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| Reverse description | No reverse image available; the reverse details are not documented in the current catalog record. |
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Corrientes was the only Argentine province to issue its own independent paper currency after the fall of Rosas — and to keep doing so for decades, in open defiance of the centralizing financial architecture Buenos Aires was trying to impose. This 2 Reales note from 1861 predates the national currency unification by years, issued by a provincial institution that fused mint and banking functions under a single roof, an unusual arrangement even by contemporary Latin American standards.
Provincial notes from Corrientes of this period were chronically overissued relative to any metallic reserve, and the real/peso exchange fluctuated badly. Survival rate for low-denomination paper from this issuer is poor — the 2 Reales circulated hard and was not saved.