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Argentina 1867 — Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 4 Reales Plata Boliviana (Proof)

Archival proof printed by the American Bank Note Company for the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, dated 1 Enero 1867 and assigned to the Rosario branch. This fractional 4 Reales denomination belongs to the transitional pre-peso period when Argentine provincial banks still operated under the 'Moneda Boliviana' standard inherited from regional trade with Bolivia and Peru. The design features a central bull’s head vignette framed by intricate ornamental borders — a unique choice among Argentine banknotes. ... Read more →

Argentina 1871 — Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 10 Pesos (Rosario, Specimen #000001)

Specimen of the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, dated 10 de Noviembre de 1871, issued for the Rosario branch. Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, in green ink with intricate guilloche and portrait of General José de San Martín. The note represents the British-owned Banco de Londres’ earliest Rosario issue, bridging Argentina’s Boliviana and Fuertes monetary systems. ... Read more →

Argentina 1866 – Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 1 Real (Rosario, PS1731, Bauman SFE 70, Type A)

Historical Context — Established in 1862, the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata was the first major British-chartered bank to operate in the Southern Cone. Its Rosario branch, opened soon after Buenos Aires, served the fast-growing Santa Fe region, handling grain exports, shipping, and early railway finance. The 1 Real issue dated 15 December 1866 represents one of Argentina’s earliest fractional notes under foreign management. ... Read more →

Argentina 1866 – Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata 1 Real (Rosario, PS1731, Bauman SFE 70, Type B)

Historical Context — This note belongs to the same 1866 Rosario emission under the Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata, reflecting British financial integration into Argentina’s regional trade network. These early banknotes served daily commerce, circulating as substitutes for scarce silver coin in the province of Santa Fe. Design & Features — Identical frame and denomination layout as Type A, printed with the same typographic plates but signed by a different bank officer, demonstrating branch-level issuance flexibility. ... Read more →