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5 Pesos Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco del Río de La Plata |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in olive-green and red on cream paper. At left, an oval vignette contains a seated allegorical female figure of Justice holding scales, set against a maritime background, framed by ornate guilloche rosettes at each corner bearing the numeral 5. The central field carries the issuing authority's name and denomination in letterpress, with a bold red overprint reading CINCO across the lower centre, accompanied by a manuscript signature. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain cream paper in a very light impression, largely unreadable due to the note's condition, with text and guilloche elements visible only as faint mirror images of the obverse show-through. An oval ink stamp is present at the right side, and the overall surface shows heavy wear and soiling consistent with extended circulation. |
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The Banco del Río de La Plata was an Argentine private bank operating under concession during the brief window of provincial banking expansion before the Banco Nacional absorbed much of the sector. The "Plata Boliviana" denomination is the telling detail here — Bolivia and Argentina shared overlapping silver coinage circulation in the 1860s, and the boliviano peso was still common tender in the northern Argentine provinces. Issuing notes denominated in that unit was a practical acknowledgment of what actually passed hand to hand in the region, not a political statement.
PS references in this series are sparsely documented, and surviving examples are rare enough that auction appearances tend to generate catalogue revisions.