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4 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, Rosario |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Value | 4 Pesos Fuertes |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is divided into a left stub and a main note body. The main panel carries the heading REPUBLICA ARGENTINA and the bank title BANCO DE LONDRES Y RIO DE LA PLATA in bold lettering, with the denomination CUATRO repeated in the four corners within ornamental frames. A central oval vignette bears a portrait of a military figure in uniform, flanked on the right by a second vignette of a standing figure in a landscape. A handwritten promise-to-pay text in Spanish occupies the centre field, with the place of issue Rosario and date line at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA ARGENTINA BANCO DE LONDRES Y RIO DE LA PLATA 4 CUATRO 4 Pagaremos al portador y a la vista DIEZ SEIS Pesos Fuertes ó su equivalente en moneda de curso legal por cada CUATRO de este billete. Rosario de 186 Por el Banco |
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The Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata was a British-owned commercial bank established in Buenos Aires in 1862 — one of the first foreign banks to operate in Argentina. The Rosario branch issued its own notes, distinct from those of the Buenos Aires head office, during a period when provincial and private bank paper circulated freely alongside national currency. This denomination in particular was not standard across other Argentine private issuers of the period, suggesting it was calibrated to local commercial needs in the Rosario market.
The PS prefix in the Pick catalogue places this firmly in the South American specials series, and the E2 suffix indicates a variety distinction — likely a signature or series letter difference from the primary E type.