2 Reales Plata Boliviana

Banco del Comercio was one of several provincial Argentine banks issuing currency during the brief free banking period of the 1860s, before the national government moved to consolidate monetary authority. Gualeguay, a river port in Entre Ríos province, had enough commercial activity to sustain a local institution, though most of these provincial banks were short-lived and their notes rarely circulated far beyond their immediate districts.

The denomination in reales plata boliviana — Bolivian silver reales — rather than Argentine pesos reflects how thoroughly Bolivian coin dominated everyday small transactions across the Río de la Plata region at this date. Federal Argentine coinage simply wasn't available in sufficient quantity.