Catalog
2 Reales Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco de San Juan - Sucursal (Branch) Tucumán |
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| Year | 1875 |
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| Value | 2 Reales Bolivianos |
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| Obverse description | The note is printed in dark ink on aged paper stock. The upper portion carries the issuing authority legend in two lines, flanked on both sides by numeral '2' counters within oval guilloche frames; below, the place name TUCUMAN is set in large bold letters as the central text element. A small portrait vignette appears at the lower left, with handwritten serial number and manuscript signature at centre-right, and the date 'Tucuman, 1° de Julio de 1875' printed in the lower body of the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA SUCURSAL DEL BANCO DE SAN JUAN EN TUCUMAN / Pagará á la vista al Portador / DOS REALES PLATA / CORRIENTE BOLIVIANA / en moneda corriente en esta Provincia / TUCUMAN 1° de Julio de 1875 |
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Banco de San Juan was a provincial Argentine bank chartered under the banking legislation of the early 1870s that briefly permitted provincial institutions to issue their own circulating notes. The Tucumán branch issue is among the more obscure variants in the series — the "D2" suffix in the Pick Specialized catalog indicates a distinct signature or date combination, separating it from otherwise near-identical printings.
The reales bolivianos denomination is telling. By 1875, Argentina had not yet unified its currency, and the Bolivian real remained in practical use across the northwestern provinces due to deep trade ties with the altiplano. A San Juan bank issuing reales-denominated paper specifically for Tucumán circulation reflects that monetary patchwork directly.