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20 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Córdoba |
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| Year | 1873 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with an ornate green guilloche underprint. At left, a classical allegorical female figure seated on a plinth forms the principal vignette; at upper centre, a red oval serial number cartouche framed by an elaborate rosette border carries the handwritten serial number. To the right, a detailed intaglio vignette shows a steam locomotive arriving at a station platform with figures in attendance. Corner counters display the numeral '20' and the denomination 'VEINTE' is lettered across the top margin; the issuing bank name 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' is set in large bold letterpress across the centre, with the date 'Córdoba, 1.° de Julio de 1873' inscribed below. |
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| Obverse lettering | VEINTE EL BANCO ARGENTINO PAGARÁ a la vista VEINTE PESOS plata boliviana ó su equivalente en moneda de ley Córdoba, 1.° de Julio de 1873 EL GERENTE EL PRESIDENTE 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.