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20 Centavos Fuertes
| Issuer | Tesorería de la Provincia de Entre-Ríos |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is laid out in a horizontal format with the large denomination numeral '20' in each corner. A central vignette at upper left bears a coat of arms or shield device accompanied by a star above, while a second vignette at lower left shows a classical portrait bust. The central text panel reads 'LA TESORERÍA / PROVINCIA DE ENTRE-RÍOS' in bold letterpress, with a promise-to-pay clause in Spanish referencing ten pesos fuertes in gold, dated Paraná 1º de Marzo de 1876, and bearing an official circular cancellation stamp. |
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| Obverse lettering | S & D VEINTE CENTAVOS Ftes. LA TESORERÍA PROVINCIA DE ENTRE-RIOS Pagará al portador de CINCUENTA de estos BILLETES A LA VISTA DIEZ PESOS FUERTES EN ORO u otra moneda de curso legal 20 Concepción del Uruguay, Marzo 1º de 1876 POR EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA VEINTE CENTAVOS F.tes |
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Entre Ríos province issued its own currency during periods when Buenos Aires either couldn't or wouldn't supply adequate circulating medium to the interior. The Tesorería — a provincial treasury office rather than a chartered bank — served as the issuing authority, a common workaround in Argentine provincial finance of the 1870s when formal banking infrastructure outside the capital remained thin.
The "Fuertes" designation distinguishes these notes from the heavily depreciated moneda corriente still ghosting through older transactions. PS#1373 is among the lower denominations of the series, suggesting it was intended for everyday local commerce rather than inter-provincial settlement.