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50 Centésimos
| Issuer | Banco Mauá y Ca., Rosario |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The face of the note is printed in brown on white paper with an ornate border of repeated denomination numerals '50' in the corners and along the edges. At left, an oval intaglio portrait vignette of a distinguished gentleman in formal 19th-century attire is set within a fine guilloche frame; at upper right, a small vignette depicts a rearing horse. The central text panel carries the promise-to-pay clause in Spanish, with manuscript spaces for date, number, and value, and the issuer's name 'Banco Mauá & Cía.' in bold display lettering across the upper portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | CINCUENTA CENTÉSIMOS BANCO MAUÁ & CÍA. CINCUENTA CENTÉSIMOS VALE POR CINCUENTA CENTÉSIMOS DE PESO FUERTE En la presentacion de este billete pagaremos al portador UN PESO FUERTE por DOS de estos billetes ROSARIO de de 186 Nº Fecha Valor 50 Centésimos pp. Mauá & Cía. |
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Banco Mauá y Ca. was a Brazilian-owned banking network that operated across the Río de la Plata region in the 1860s, founded by the industrialist Irineu Evangelista de Sousa — the Baron of Mauá. The Rosario branch issued its own notes distinct from those of the Montevideo and Buenos Aires offices, reflecting the fragmented and locally licensed nature of Argentine provincial banking before any central monetary authority existed.
Cotton substrate on notes of this period from the region frequently shows foxing and tide-line staining from the humid Paraná river climate. The "D2" suffix in the Pick designation indicates a signature variety within the type.