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50 Centavos Fuertes
| Issuer | Tesorería de la Provincia de Entre-Ríos |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal rectangular note with a central text panel bearing the bearer promise inscription in Spanish, flanked by two circular portrait vignettes — a female bust to the left and a male bust to the right. The heading reads 'LA TESORERÍA DE LA PROVINCIA ENTRE-RÍOS' in bold letterpress across the upper portion, with 'SERIE C' noted to the upper left. The denomination '50' appears in large numerals at the lower left and lower right corners, with 'CENTAVOS 50' repeated along the upper and lower borders. The date 'Marzo 1° de 1876' and place 'Concepción del Uruguay' are printed in the lower central area, with a manuscript authorization line below. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA TESORERÍA DE LA PROVINCIA ENTRE-RÍOS SERIE C 50 CENTAVOS 50 Pagará al portador de VEINTE de estos billetes y á la vista DIEZ pesos fuertes en oro ú otra moneda de curso legal CONCEPCIÓN DEL URUGUAY, Marzo 1° de 1876 Por el Ministro de Hacienda |
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Entre Ríos issued its own provincial fractional notes in 1876 at a moment when small-denomination federal coinage was chronically scarce across interior Argentina. The Tesorería provincial — not a bank — acted as direct issuer, a fiscally unorthodox arrangement that reflected the persistent tension between Buenos Aires and the Litoral provinces over monetary authority in the post-Caseros decades.
Printed locally in Concepción del Uruguay rather than sent abroad to established security printers, the production quality is accordingly modest. Local printing of fiduciary paper in a provincial capital of that size was unusual and contributes to the note's scarcity today.