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200 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Pink and black note with a central vignette of a steam locomotive pulling passenger carriages through a landscape, flanked by the denomination numeral '200' in ornate panels at each corner. At lower left, an intaglio portrait of a man in early 19th-century dress, while at lower right a standing female allegorical figure is paired with a ship's wheel. Manuscript-style lettering reads 'Pagará al portador y á la vista DOSCIENTOS PESOS FUERTES en moneda de oro de curso legal' with the date '1° Enero de 1869', and signature lines for Inspector and Presidente appear at the bottom. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in purple on white paper, the reverse is composed of elaborate lathe-work guilloche patterns forming three large interlocking medallions, with the denomination numeral '200' in bold script within each outer medallion. The central panel bears the inscription 'DOSCIENTOS PESOS' set within a finely engraved geometric surround. The American Bank Note Company imprint appears in small lettering at the bottom margin on both sides. |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires occupied an unusual position in Argentine monetary affairs — it functioned as a quasi-central bank for Buenos Aires province long after the province had reluctantly joined the Argentine Confederation, and its notes circulated on the strength of provincial credit rather than any federal guarantee. The 200 Pesos Fuertes denomination sat at the heavy end of the series, intended for commercial transactions rather than everyday exchange.
American Bank Note Company's involvement with Argentine provincial banks ran deep throughout the 1860s and 1870s, with plates shared or reused across multiple contracts. Worth checking whether the PS509 plate shares design elements with contemporary ABNC work for other La Plata-region issuers — not uncommon practice for the period.