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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Provincia de Mendoza |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | The central field carries a vignette of a seated allegorical female figure operating a wine press amid grapevines and agricultural implements, printed in green intaglio. The upper portion bears the inscription 'Provincia de Mendoza' in a decorative banner, with the title 'Letra de Tesorería' and denomination 'Cinco Pesos M/N' in bold letterpress across the centre, the serial number rendered in red. A circular medallion to the right contains the provincial coat of arms, with the issue date 'Mendoza, Diciembre de 1914' and signature lines for provincial authorities in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | Provincia de Mendoza Letra de Tesorería Serie LA PROV. DE MENDOZA RECONOCE AL PORTADOR Cinco Pesos M/N EN LAS CONDICIONES DE LA LEY N° 645 MENDOZA, Diciembre de 1914 MINISTRO DE HACIENDA TESOREO PÚBLICO |
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Argentine provinces retained emergency note-issuing authority well into the twentieth century, and Mendoza exercised it during the credit contractions that accompanied the First World War's disruption of trade finance. Provincial notes of this period were purely local instruments — accepted within the province but not always taken willingly outside it, and frequently subject to discount by Buenos Aires merchants who treated them as a credit risk rather than legal tender.
The PS prefix in the Pick catalog places this squarely in the South American states and provinces section, a category dominated by fiscal improvisation. Locally printed in Mendoza rather than contracted to a foreign security printer — an unusual choice that raises questions about quality control in the perforation and serial numbering.