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20 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Córdoba |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in orange-brown on plain paper, with no central pictorial vignette. The design consists of three large interlocking guilloche rosette medallions arranged horizontally: the left and right medallions each bear the numeral '20', while the central medallion carries the two-line text 'EL BANCO / ARGENTINO' within a lathe-work surround. A dense geometric border of fine engine-turned patterns frames the entire surface. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO ARGENTINO 20 |
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Banco Argentino operated out of Córdoba during the brief and chaotic period of provincial free banking in Argentina, before the national government moved to suppress competing emission authorities in the 1880s. The denomination in pesos plata boliviana is itself a tell — Bolivia's silver peso remained the dominant transactional currency across the interior provinces long after Buenos Aires had moved toward its own accounting standards, and banks issuing into that market had little choice but to denominate accordingly.
The American Bank Note Company produced the plates in New York, as they did for dozens of Latin American provincial clients during this period. PS#1482 survivors are rarely encountered, which likely reflects low original print runs rather than heavy circulation losses.