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20 Centavos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Córdoba |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Value | 20 Centavos Fuertes |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark blue-grey intaglio, the obverse carries the full bank title EL BANCO PROVINCIAL DE CÓRDOBA along the upper border, accompanied by a vignette at upper left of a recumbent dog beside a safe or strongbox. The large central denomination panel reads VEINTE 20 CENT.S FTS. in bold letterpress, framed by guilloche ornaments on either side. The Argentine coat of arms appears at lower centre, flanked by the Tesorero and Presidente signature lines, with series and serial number designations completing the layout. |
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| Reverse description | No reverse image is available for this note; the reverse design details cannot be confirmed from catalog sources for this specific issue. |
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The Banco Provincial de Córdoba was one of several Argentine provincial banks that issued their own currency during the fractured monetary period before the Banco Nacional absorbed many of their functions in the 1870s and 1880s. Córdoba's provincial notes circulated alongside national and foreign currency in a market where discount rates on paper varied daily depending on issuer reputation and the political mood in Buenos Aires.
The "Fuertes" designation distinguished these notes from inflated or depreciated paper denominated in moneda corriente — a meaningful distinction at the time, though one that became increasingly difficult to enforce in practice.