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50 Pesos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco de la Província de Buenos Aires |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Black and orange note with the bank title 'EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES' in bold lettering across the upper portion, flanked by the numeral '50' at each corner. A central vignette illustrates a pastoral rural scene with figures and farm animals, while a steam locomotive vignette appears at the lower left. To the lower right, an intaglio portrait of a military figure in uniform is set within an oval frame. The text 'Pagará al portador y a la vista / CINCUENTA PESOS FUERTES / en moneda de oro de curso legal' is inscribed in script and letterpress across the lower centre, with 'MUESTRA' overprinted twice in red to indicate specimen status. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL BANCO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES 1º Enero de 1869 50 Pagará al portador y a la vista CINCUENTA PESOS FUERTES en moneda de oro de curso legal MUESTRA |
| Reverse description | Printed entirely in red-orange on white paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche pattern of interlocking geometric lacework radiating from the centre. A central circular medallion carries the inscription 'CINCUENTA PESOS FUERTES' surrounding the bold numeral '50'. The word 'FUERTES' appears in vertical letterpress at both the left and right margins within ornate guilloche panels. |
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