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Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, condor vignette, provincial private bank issue, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 1 Peso Fuerte Specimen (Pick S1880s)

As such, this piece constitutes a structurally unique archival artifact documenting provincial private banknote authorization in nineteenth-century Argentina. Its importance lies not in circulation history, but in its role as the sole surviving physical evidence of a San Juan-specific monetary issue during Argentina’s brief era of provincial financial autonomy. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen18761 Peso FuertePMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknotePick S1880sSingle Instance Control SpecimenArchival Approval NoteProvincial Private Bank IssuePunch Cancelled SpecimenBanco de San JuanArgentine Provincial BanksRegional Monetary AutonomyLey de Bancos GarantidosFrontier Province FinanceCondor VignetteNational Andean SymbolismEngraved Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaSan Juan1876Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
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Argentina 1876 Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes archival specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, provincial private banknote, PMG 64 EPQ

Argentina 1876 - Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes Specimen (S1881s)

This specimen represents the sole documented control specimen of the Banco de San Juan 5 Pesos Fuertes issue, printed in 1876 by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in London for the provincial Bank of San Juan. It is not part of a surviving series but a single archival output, with no issued, proof, or parallel specimen counterparts known. Read more →

ArgentinaSpecimen18765 Pesos FuertesPMG 64 Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality (Top Population) Specimen BanknotePick S1880sSingle Instance Control SpecimenArchival Approval NoteProvincial Private Bank IssuePunch Cancelled SpecimenBanco de San JuanArgentine Provincial BanksRegional Monetary AutonomyLey de Bancos GarantidosFrontier Province FinanceAllegorical VignetteProvincial Coat of ArmsNative Fauna IconographyEngraved Security PrintingBradbury WilkinsonBWCBritish Security PrintingExport Engraved NotesArgentinaSan Juan1876Exceptional Paper QualityTop PopMuseum GradeR9 Extremely RareUnique
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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)

Within the specimen category, this Rosario control note constitutes a singular archival artifact documenting the mechanics of provincial private banknote authorization in nineteenth century Argentina. Its significance lies in its role as direct evidence of how foreign banks structured, approved, and administered regional issues during a period of monetary fragmentation and economic transition.

Specimen Banknote British Controlled Banking Provincial Private Banking
Argentina 1881 Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof, PMG 64 Top Pop

Argentina 1881 - Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 2 Pesos Oro Proof (Pick S536fp)

The 1883 proof belongs to a short transitional period between the 1881 and 1885 'Pesos Oro' issues, representing the modernization of Argentina’s provincial currency design. During this time, the Banco de la Provincia served as both a provincial and quasi-national financial institution, bridging regional economic autonomy with the emerging central banking structure that would later unify Argentina’s monetary system.

Argentine Provincial Banks 19th Century Banking American Bank Note Company Provincial Monetary History
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