2 Reales Bolivianos

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.