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4½ Centavos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Reference(s) | P#S661 |
| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark ink on plain paper, with the bank title EL BANCO NACIONAL in large bold letterpress across the upper portion, flanked on either side by the denomination numerals 0.04½ within ornate starburst cartouches. A central vignette at the top displays an oval coat of arms supported by guilloche framework. The text body states the place and date of issue, Buenos Aires, 2 de Enero 1879, the promise to pay the bearer on demand CUATRO Y MEDIO CENTAVOS FUERTES en las monedas determinadas por la Ley Nacional, with a red serial number and two manuscript signatures below, respectively captioned EL INSPECTOR and EL DIRECTORIO. A repeated marginal legend CUATRO Y MEDIO 4½ runs along all four borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO NACIONAL SERIE A 0.04½ Buenos Aires 2 DE Enero 1879 pagara al portador y á la vista CUATRO Y MEDIO CENTAVOS FUERTES en las monedas determinadas por la Ley Nacional EL INSPECTOR EL DIRECTORIO CUATRO Y MEDIO 4½ G. Kraft Reconquista 92 Buenos Aires. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is essentially plain, showing the faint ghosted impression of the obverse text through the thin paper stock. A rectangular black handstamp cancellation is applied diagonally across the centre, reading GUALEGUAYCHU 1879, indicating regional circulation or validation in the Entre Ríos province. |
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