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20 Pesos
| Issuer | Tesorería General de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Yellow-green tinted note with letterpress text throughout. The Argentine national arms vignette is centered at the top, flanked by the bold inscription REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA and the legislative authority LEY DE 1° DE OCTUBRE DE 1860. The body of the note carries a handwritten promise-to-pay text issued from Paraná, with the large numeral 20 printed at the lower right as a denomination indicator. Border rules frame the note on all sides, with the repeated legend POR VEINTE PESOS appearing at top and bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | POR VEINTE PESOS. Nº 00328 Por Veinte Pesos REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA LEY DE 1° DE OCTUBRE DE 1860 Paraná La Tesorería General pagará a los [días] meses de la fecha, al portador, la cantidad de veinte pesos (de diez y seis onzas de oro), con mas el interés del uno por ciento mensual Vence el día Por El Ministro de Hacienda El Contador General POR VEINTE PESOS. |
| Reverse description | Plain yellow-green paper reverse bearing manuscript endorsements in ink, consistent with circulation handling and transfer notations. Two small red wax or paper seals are affixed at the left edge. The text from the obverse shows through faintly as a ghost impression due to the thinness of the paper stock. |
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