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20 Pesos Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Córdoba |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Currency | Peso Boliviano (1863-1884) |
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| Obverse description | Brown and black note with a portrait vignette of a distinguished gentleman in formal attire at the left, and an allegorical female figure with a classical scene at the right. A central vignette depicts a group of figures in a landscape composition, with the bank's title in a bold arc across the upper field. The denomination and date are printed in the lower register, with two manuscript signatures below the central text. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO PROVINCIAL DE CÓRDOBA PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y Á LA VISTA VEINTE PESOS BOLIVIANOS o su equivalente en moneda de lei. VEINTE PESOS B.os TESORERO PRESIDENTE Córdoba, Marzo 21 de 1873 |
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The Banco Provincial de Córdoba was a provincial institution operating under Argentina's pre-centralized banking structure, before the 1890 financial crisis and subsequent reforms concentrated note-issuing authority in Buenos Aires. In 1873, Argentine provincial banks were still largely autonomous, each printing their own currency with varying degrees of backing — a situation that generated chronic distrust between provinces and fueled periodic runs on regional institutions.
PS#727A2 is a plate variety designation, indicating at least two distinct printings within the same type. The Córdoba provincial series is thinly documented, and surviving examples in any condition are infrequently offered.