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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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| Reference(s) | P#S521 |
| Obverse description | The upper portion of the note is dominated by a central vignette of a steam locomotive with passenger carriages rendered in fine intaglio line engraving, flanked by the denomination numeral 200 in large gothic print at each upper corner. Below, a portrait vignette of a gentleman in early 19th-century attire occupies the lower left, with a figurative allegorical group to the lower right. The central text panel carries the issuing authority inscription and the denomination in letterpress, dated 1 January 1869, with spaces for the Inspector and President signatures at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES Pagará al portador y a la vista DOSCIENTOS PESOS FUERTES en moneda corriente de curso legal 1° Enero de 1869 Inspector Presidente 200 6026 |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires occupied an unusual position in Argentine monetary affairs — it functioned as the de facto central bank of Buenos Aires province for much of the nineteenth century, issuing its own currency independently of federal authority in a country where that tension between provincial and national financial control was never fully resolved until well into the 1880s. The American Bank Note Company's involvement reflects the standard practice of the period: South American institutions consistently turned to New York engravers when they wanted notes that the public would find difficult to counterfeit.
PS#521 is a high-denomination issue for its date. At 200 pesos fuertes in 1869, this note would have been an instrument of commerce, not everyday pocket change.