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4 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1871 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The upper left field carries a large intaglio vignette of wild horses in full gallop, rendered with fine cross-hatched engraving characteristic of the American Bank Note Company's style, while an oval portrait vignette of a male figure in early 19th-century dress occupies the right margin within engine-turned guilloche framing. The bank title "EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES" and denomination "CUATRO PESOS FUERTES" are set in bold letterpress across the central register, accompanied by obligation text and signature lines for Inspector and Presidente. Denomination numerals "4" appear in ornate cartouches at the lower corners, with a repeating CUATRO border underprint running along the top and bottom margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES CUATRO PESOS FUERTES Pagará al portador y a la vista en moneda de oro Inspector Presidente CUATRO |
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The Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires operated as the province's principal issuing institution through much of the nineteenth century, independent of the national government in a period when Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation were still working out the terms of their uneasy political coexistence. By 1871, the province had long-standing relationships with American Bank Note Company, whose plates produced most of the bank's higher-denomination issues during this period.
The "pesos fuertes" denomination — strong pesos — was a deliberate distinction from the heavily depreciated papel moneda circulating elsewhere, though the practical difference had eroded considerably by the early 1870s.