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4 Reales Bolivianos
| Issuer | Banco de San Juan - Sucursal (Branch) San Juan |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The note is engraved in a single dark ink on light paper, with an ornate border composed of repeated numeral '4' corner pieces and lateral panels inscribed 'CUATRO REALES'. The central field carries the bank title 'EL BANCO DE SAN JUAN' in large bold letterpress, surmounted by a small guilloche vignette with the denomination numeral, and the legend 'VALE POR 4 REALES' in a banner below. The body text reads 'Pagará a la vista al portador de este vale CUATRO REALES bolivianos moneda corriente. San Juan 1 de Setiembre de 1873. Por el Banco.', with a serial number box at the top centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE SAN JUAN VALE POR 4 REALES CUATRO REALES Pagará a la vista al portador de este vale CUATRO REALES bolivianos moneda corriente. San Juan 1 de Setiembre de 1873. Por el Banco Nº B |
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Banco de San Juan was an Argentine provincial bank operating out of San Juan province, and its Bolivian-denominated branch issues are among the more unusual products of the brief period when Bolivian currency circulated alongside Argentine provincial money in the Cuyo region. The reales bolivianos denomination reflects the practical reality of cross-border commerce through the Andean passes rather than any formal monetary union.
PS#1864 is a genuinely rare survivor. San Juan branch issues of this period had extremely limited print runs and circulated hard in a provincial economy with few alternatives.