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200 Pesos de Oro
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1881 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on white paper with an intricate guilloche border. A central vignette presents a large sailing ship at sea, flanked on either side by the denomination numeral '200' within ornate medallions and laurel wreath frames. Two portrait vignettes appear in the lower corners, each showing a bust of a distinguished male figure in period dress. The upper portion bears the bank title inscription in bold letterpress, with the date '1° DE ENERO DE 1883' and serial numbers at upper left and right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue with a dense guilloche border and corner medallions bearing the denomination '200'. The central vignette is a large historical scene showing a group of formally dressed gentlemen gathered around a table, rendered in fine intaglio engraving in the style typical of American Bank Note Company productions. The side panels carry the inscriptions 'DE LA PROVINCIA' and 'DE BUENOS AIRES' in diagonal letterpress, with 'EL BANCO' at the top. The printer's imprint appears at the bottom center. |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires was one of the oldest provincial banking institutions in Argentina, and by 1881 it operated in an environment of competing emission rights — national and provincial banks both issued currency, a situation that would collapse entirely after the 1890 Baring Crisis triggered a full monetary reorganization. This note predates that reckoning by nearly a decade.
The American Bank Note Company held the contract for much of Argentina's provincial paper during this period. At 200 Pesos de Oro, this is among the higher denominations in the PS500-range series — not a note that would have moved through ordinary retail trade.