Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Estado de Buenos Ayres |
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| Year | 1858 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal note printed in olive-brown ink on cream paper, with the numeral "5" appearing in ornamental vignettes at the upper-left and lower-left corners. The central text area carries the issuing authority's name in bold letterpress at the top, beneath which a small Argentine coat of arms is set amid decorative flourishes. The denomination is stated in large script lettering at the centre, with a manuscript date and serial number entered by hand in the upper margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL ESTADO DE BUENOS AYRES RECONOCE ESTE BILLETE POR Cinco Pesos Moneda Corriente Por el Directorio del Banco y Casa de Moneda CINCO |
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El Estado de Buenos Ayres was a breakaway state that separated from the Argentine Confederation in 1852 following the Battle of Caseros, functioning as an independent political entity until its reincorporation in 1861. This note was issued during that nine-year interregnum, when Buenos Aires operated its own treasury, customs revenues, and currency entirely separate from the Confederation's financial apparatus — a fact that gives the PS designation considerably more weight than a simple provincial issue might suggest.
The PS430 series is notoriously difficult to locate in collectible condition, largely because Buenos Aires province's early paper emissions suffered from chronic reissue and heavy mercantile handling in a port economy that moved paper constantly.