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75 Centavos Fuertes
| Issuer | Banco Nacional |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Currency | Peso Fuerte (1854-1885) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in intaglio and carries the bank title EL BANCO NACIONAL at the top, with the date Buenos Aires, Agosto 1° de 1873 below. The denomination numeral 75 appears in large counters at the upper left and right corners, flanking the Argentine national coat of arms at centre. A landscape vignette occupies the lower left, while a portrait of a bearded gentleman in dark coat fills the lower right; the central field bears the text PAGARA AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA / SETENTA Y CINCO CENTAVOS FUERTES in letterpress, with manuscript signatures of the Director and Gerente below. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTAVOS 75 CENTAVOS |
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The 75 centavos denomination is an oddity — fractional banknotes of that value are uncommon anywhere, and this one from Banco Nacional reflects the chronic small-change shortages that plagued Latin American commerce in the early 1870s. Exactly which country's Banco Nacional issued this note is worth confirming against the full catalog record, as several nations carried that institutional name simultaneously during this period.
ABNC printed extensively for Latin American clients throughout the 1870s from their Maiden Lane facilities. The PS# prefix places this in a state or private bank series rather than a central government issue.