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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Provincial de Salta |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on light paper. The bank title 'Banco Provincial de Salta' appears in bold gothic lettering across the upper portion, flanked by two numeral '5' vignettes in guilloche surrounds. A central vignette depicts a bull standing in a pastoral landscape. The legend 'CINCO PESOS' appears in a decorative panel at centre, with 'moneda nacional oro' and the date 'Salta, Enero 1° de 1884' below. Signature lines read 'El Gerente' and 'El Inspector' at lower left and right respectively, with 'Serie A' at upper left. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on light cream cotton paper, showing only fold lines and age toning with no design elements or lettering. |
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The Banco Provincial de Salta operated under provincial charter during a period when Argentina's monetary system was genuinely fragmented — provincial banks of issue competed with national instruments, and notes from the interior often traded at a discount in Buenos Aires. Salta's geographic isolation reinforced that discount; notes rarely traveled far from their region of issue, which kept local circulation tight and redemption erratic.
The 1884 date places this note just before the Ley de Bancos Garantidos of 1887, which restructured provincial banking and ultimately led to the liquidation or absorption of many institutions like this one. Survivors from this series are scarce for that reason — not hoarded, simply never returned for redemption once the bank wound down.