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½ Real Plata Boliviana
| Issuer | Banco Argentino, Paraná |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Value | ½ Real Plata Boliviana |
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| Obverse description | Dark blue intaglio print on cream paper with a repeating 'MEDIO' guilloche underprint bordering all four margins. The central vignette bears the Argentine national coat of arms flanked by two oval counters, each carrying the fraction '1/2', set beneath the bank title 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' in large serif capitals. The lower portion carries a three-line bearer promise text with the denomination 'MEDIO REAL' in bold letterpress, followed by the clause 'plata boliviana ó su equivalente en moneda de ley', with the issue place 'Paraná', date '1.º de Julio de 1873', series designation 'SERIE A', and a manuscript serial number at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in rose-red on plain paper, the reverse is composed entirely of lathe-work guilloche ornament arranged around a central oval cartouche inscribed 'MEDIO REAL' in bold serif lettering, with the bank name 'EL BANCO ARGENTINO' arching above and below the cartouche within the overall design. The fraction '1/2' appears in large numerals within flanking ornamental panels on either side, and the imprint 'AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK' is typeset in small capitals along the bottom margin. |
| Reverse lettering | EL BANCO ARGENTINO MEDIO REAL 1/2 AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY, NEW YORK |
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