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Argentina 1867 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 4 Reales Plata Boliviana proof, PCGS 63

Argentina 1867 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 4 Reales Plata Boliviana Proof (Pick S1734p)

This 4 Reales proof stands as an early manifestation of British-funded private banking in Argentina through the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata - one of the first multinational banks in the region. It bridges the transition from the colonial-era real to the decimal peso and represents a key stage in the evolution of Argentine currency design. Read more →

ArgentinaProof18674 RealesPCGS 63 Choice New Pick S1734p4 RealesProofABNCAmerican Bank Note CompanyBanco de Londres y Rio de la PlataRosarioBritish-Argentine BankingEngraved Security PrintingMoneda Boliviana StandardPre-Decimal ArgentinaTransitional CurrencyLivestock EconomyCattle Trade SymbolismProvincial Banking19th Century ArgentinaFrontier Monetary HistoryArgentina1867Choice NewMuseum GradeR7 Extremely Rare
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Argentina 1871 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario control specimen, serial 000001, punch cancelled, with period pencil annotation dated February 1872

Argentina 1871 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 10 Pesos Rosario Specimen No. 000001 (Pick Unlisted)

The design combines national symbolism with British security engraving. The portrait of General Jose de San Martin anchors the note in Argentine identity, while the surrounding border architecture, denomination counters, and symmetrical layout reflect Bradbury Wilkinson early export style for Latin America, engineered for rapid recognition and trust in active commercial environments such as ports, warehouses, and trading houses.

British Controlled Banking Provincial Private Banking British Security Printing
Argentina 1866 Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type B handwritten signature serial 636796

Argentina 1866 - Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata 1 Real Rosario Type B (Hand-Signed) PS1731 · Bauman SFE 70

Issued fractional bank vale of the Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata dated Rosario, 15 de Setiembre de 1866. The note promises payment at sight of one Real in Plata Boliviana and belongs to the earliest circulation phase of British-controlled private banking activity in Argentina.

British Banking Expansion Early Argentine Paper Money Early Argentine Banknote Nineteenth Century Provincial Banking
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