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Argentina 1867 Oxandaburu y Garvino 20 Pesos Bolivianos remainder, Pick S1778r, serial 008371, GARVINO misspelling, gaucho social vignette, red and green printing and fully printed reverse

Argentina 1867 - Banco Oxandaburu y Garvino 20 Pesos Bolivianos Remainder (Pick S1778r)

The note was printed by Litografia San Martin in Buenos Aires, whose imprint appears along the lower margin. Its production represents local Argentine security printing during a period when private issuers commissioned banknote work from both domestic lithographic establishments and major foreign security printers. The 20 Pesos records an important locally produced component of the Oxandaburu y Garvino issue. Read more →

ArgentinaRemainder186720 Pesos BolivianosUncirculated Remainder20 Pesos BolivianosPick S1778rSerial 008371Unsigned RemainderTwo Sided BanknotePrinted ReverseOxandaburu y GarvinoBanco Oxandaburu y GarvinoOxandaburu y GarbinoDomingo Luis GarbinoGarvino MisspellingGarbino Name ErrorMisspelled Bank Name1867 Partnership IssueLitografia San MartinBuenos Aires PrintingArgentine Security PrintingLocal Banknote PrintingLithographic BanknoteMulticolor PrintingRed and Green PrintingGaucho VignetteRural Social VignettePesos BolivianosBolivian Peso DenominationBolivian SilverPrivate BanknoteProvincial BankingArgentine Private Banking19th Century BankingMonetary HistoryLatin American NumismaticsArgentinaEntre RiosGualeguaychuBuenos Aires1867UncirculatedMuseum Grade
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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)

The design features a central bull’s head vignette framed by intricate ornamental borders - a unique choice among Argentine banknotes. The bull ('toro') represented strength, prosperity, and the livestock wealth that drove Argentina’s early export economy. Its use on this note reflects both local identity and the bank’s confidence in the agrarian growth of the interior provinces.

Engraved 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 with Hand Signature Issued Note (PS1731, Bauman SFE 70)

The note belongs to the typographic bank vale tradition that preceded the engraved security banknotes produced by specialized printing houses later in the century. The frame uses ornamental typographic borders repeating the word "REAL," with the denomination centered in a circular medallion. The manuscript payment text and place of issue emphasize functional clarity over decorative imagery.

Private Banknote Early Argentine Banknote
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 No. 000001 Specimen (Pick Unlisted)

The Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata, incorporated in London in 1862, operated as a British controlled private bank with branches in Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, and Montevideo. The Rosario branch, established in 1867, functioned within a rapidly expanding grain export and river trade corridor, while operating under persistent tension with provincial authorities and competition from locally controlled institutions such as the Banco Provincial de Santa Fe.

Specimen Banknote British Security Printing
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