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500 Pesos
| Issuer | El Gobierno Nacional, Confederación Argentina |
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| Year | 1859 |
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| Value | 500 Pesos |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress issue of the Confederación Argentina, dated Paraná, 25 de Mayo de 1859, with the bold heading 'EL GOBIERNO NACIONAL' centred within a ruled border frame with ornamental corner devices. The denomination '500$' appears at upper left and upper right, beneath which the body text sets forth the promise to pay against customs duties on imports and exports. Three manuscript signature lines at the foot correspond to El Ministro de Hacienda, El Contador, and El Tesorero, with a handwritten serial number and an oval Hacienda cancel stamp at upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONFEDERACION ARGENTINA Contrato de 19 de Mayo de 1859. 500$ 500$ Paraná, 25 de Mayo de 1859. EL GOBIERNO NACIONAL QUINIENTOS PESOS El Ministro de Hacienda. El Contador. El Tesorero. |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents unprinted plain paper stock with no independent vignette, underprint, or typeset design; faint show-through of the obverse letterpress impression is visible, and manuscript endorsements or notations in ink appear across the surface along with a faint impression of the Hacienda cancel. |
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