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50 Pesos

Issuer Tesorería General de la Confederación Argentina
Year 1860
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Currency Peso (1826-1985)
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Obverse description Single-sided treasury obligation printed in brown on cream paper, issued under the Ley de 1° de Octubre de 1860. At left, an oval vignette encloses a classical allegorical figure of the Argentine Republic seated with scales, surrounded by the legend REPUBLICA ARGENTINA. The main text field carries a manuscript promise-to-pay inscription in Spanish, with handwritten date, place (Paraná), serial number, and maturity date. Two manuscript signatures appear at the foot, attributed to El Ministro de Hacienda and El Contador General respectively, with a large guilloche underprint numeral 50 in the lower centre.
Obverse lettering LEY DE 1° DE OCTUBRE DE 1860
POR CINCUENTA PESOS
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Nº 02169
Paraná
La Tesorería General pagará a los...
CINCUENTA PESOS
El Ministro De Hacienda
El Contador General
Reverse description Plain reverse with show-through of the obverse vignette and text visible in mirror image through the thin paper. The reverse carries handwritten endorsement annotations in Spanish, including manuscript entries for 'Billete 2', monetary calculations totalling $50.50, a dated notation reading Bsas. Fbro. 24/1861, and two manuscript signatures with flourishes.
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