Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco y Casa de Moneda de Buenos Ayres |
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| Year | 1858 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in dark ink on plain paper with an overall fine guilloche border. The Argentine state arms vignette occupies the upper centre, flanked by numeral "1" counters in each upper corner. The main body carries a manuscript-style letterpress text authorising the note, with the denomination "Un Peso" in large script letters and "MONEDA CORRIENTE" in bold capitals below. A manuscript signature appears at the lower centre, with the date "Mayo 25 de 1858" inscribed in the upper left area. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL ESTADO DE BUENOS AYRES Reconoce este Billete por Un Peso MONEDA CORRIENTE Por el Directorio del Banco y Casa de Moneda Mayo 25 de 1858 |
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The Banco y Casa de Moneda de Buenos Aires occupied a peculiar constitutional position in the 1850s — it was simultaneously the provincial bank of Buenos Aires and the de facto central bank of a province that had seceded from the Argentine Confederation and was operating as a fully independent state. The 1853 Constitution created a federal republic, but Buenos Aires refused to join until 1861, leaving this institution issuing currency under its own authority with no federal oversight whatsoever.
PS prefix in the Pick catalogue flags it as a broken bank or obsolete provincial issue. By the time Buenos Aires rejoined the Confederation, the monetary landscape had shifted and these notes were absorbed into successor arrangements rather than formally redeemed at face.