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1.000 Pesos
| Issuer | Estado de Buenos Ayres |
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| Year | 1856 |
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| Currency | Peso (1826-1985) |
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| Obverse lettering | EL ESTADO DE BUENOS AYRES Reconoce este Billete Por MIL Pesos Moneda Corriente DIRECTORIO del BANCO y CASA de MONEDA 1000 |
| Reverse description | No reverse image available; the reverse of this issue is believed to be plain or with minimal printed content typical of mid-19th century Argentine provincial notes. |
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The Estado de Buenos Ayres was a breakaway state from the Argentine Confederation, governing itself independently between 1852 and 1861 following Justo José de Urquiza's defeat of Rosas at Caseros. This note circulated during that secession period, when Buenos Aires maintained its own treasury, customs revenues, and currency entirely separate from the Confederation's financial apparatus in Paraná.
PS#423 places this within the Pick Specialized catalog for Latin American issues — the "S" prefix itself a signal that the issuing authority was a provincial or quasi-governmental body rather than a recognized national bank. Cotton substrate was the practical choice given chronic humidity along the Río de la Plata, though surviving examples frequently show foxing consistent with subtropical storage conditions.