Argentina 1884 — El Banco del Chaco 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro Serial 05056 (Pick S1566)
Partial issued note of El Banco del Chaco’s 1 Peso Moneda Nacional Oro, dated 1 Octubre 1884 and printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co., London, for the Villa Ocampo branch under the Ley de Bancos Garantidos provincial charter. The vignette centers on an allegory of Agriculture symbolizing prosperity and labor, flanked by a dog and bull for loyalty and strength—one of BWC’s finest small-format engravings for South America. Although the upper-right corner is missing, this early-serial piece (No. ... Read more →
ArgentinaIssued Note18841 Peso Moneda Nacional OroFair–Good (missing corner) Fragment1 Peso OroEl Banco del ChacoBradbury WilkinsonBWCVilla OcampoPrivate BankSeries ISerial 05056Frontier CirculationNorthern ArgentinaChaco Region HistoryLey de Bancos GarantidosProvincial IssuerCirculated SurvivorAgriculture AllegoryFrontier BankingArgentina1884Museum GradeR8 Extremely Rare