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2 Reales Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Solanas y Cía. |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Value | 2 Reales Plata Boliviana |
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| Obverse description | Blue and black note with an ornate border of guilloche work and repeated denomination numerals '2' and the word 'DOS' at the four corners. A central vignette presents a bull standing in a pastoral landscape. The upper portion carries the issuing bank's name in bold letterpress, with a text line below specifying the redemption terms. The date 'Agosto 1 1874' and place 'Gualeguay' are handwritten, alongside a serial number and series designation, with two manuscript signatures across the lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO SOLANAS y Cía. Pagará á la vista UN PESO plata Boliviana al portador de CUATRO de estos billetes DOS REALES DOS REALES DOS REALES DOS REALES Gualeguay Agosto 1 1874 Serie 6 12852 2 REALES |
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Banco Solanas y Cía. was one of the short-lived private commercial banks that briefly operated in Bolivia during the 1870s, before the state moved to consolidate and eventually nationalize note-issuing authority. The denomination itself — reales plata boliviana — is a deliberate anachronism by 1874, anchoring the note's value to silver coinage at a moment when Bolivia's monetary system was in genuine flux following independence-era reforms.
The printer credit references Luc. A. Cadel on Carretillas street — a Buenos Aires address, suggesting the notes were produced across the border in Argentina rather than domestically. Private bank commissions frequently crossed into Argentine printing houses during this period when local facilities were inadequate.