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50 Centimos Fuertes Argentine Occupation

Issuer Lezica y Lanús (Proveeduría de Víveres del Ejército)
Year 1870
Type Local banknote
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Obverse description Black letterpress on dark-blue paper. The military coat of arms occupies the upper left corner, while a vignette of a dog seated atop a strongbox fills the centre of the note. The text is arranged in a structured typeset layout, with the denomination and issuing authority inscribed in period-style lettering across the face.
Obverse lettering ASUNCION 187_ LEZICA Y LANÚS PROVEEDURIA DE VIVERES DEL EJERCITO 50 CENTIMOS Fts. VALE POR 50 CENTIMOS Fts. LA PROVEEDURIA del Ejercito pagará al portador y á la vista CINCUENTA CENTIMOS, ó sea a quatro reales fuertes (de 16 en onza de oro).
(Translation: Lezica and Lanús Army Nursery supply Worth Fifty Cents Fuertes The Army Supply will pay the bearer and in sight Fifty Cents Fuertes, that is, four reales fuertes (in 1/16 ounces of gold).)
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Protection description No watermark.
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