5 Pesos

The Provincia de Buenos Aires began issuing its own quasi-currency in late 2001 as the federal government's convertibility regime collapsed and the provincial treasury ran short of the pesos it needed to pay public-sector wages. These notes — officially called Patacones — circulated alongside federal currency at parity and were accepted for provincial tax payments, a condition that gave them just enough credibility to function. At their peak, Patacones were changing hands in supermarkets and pharmacies across the province.

Ciccone Calcográfica, then operating under the Compañía de Valores Sudamericana name following a restructuring, printed the series at its Don Torcuato facility — the same plant responsible for much of Argentina's federal security printing. The series was retired by 2003 as the national government absorbed provincial debts under post-crisis stabilization agreements.