{"product_id":"argentina-buenos-aires-p-s2313-10-pesos-2001-2-vf-buenos-aires-emergency-money","title":"Argentina P-S2313 Buenos Aires 10 Pesos 2001-2 VF  Emergency Money—Dardo Rocha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArgentina's 2001 economic crisis — the worst in its history — triggered a collapse of the banking system. The federal government froze bank accounts (the infamous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"corralito\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and the country defaulted on ~$100 billion in sovereign debt. With peso cash scarce, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovinces, municipalities, and even private entities issued their own quasi-currencies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003epatacones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003elecops\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003equebrachos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, etc.) to pay employees and keep local economies functioning. Buenos Aires Province issued these notes as emergency scrip — technically IOUs redeemable for pesos, but circulating as de facto money.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dardo Rocha\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_BodyContainer_b8t7k_33\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"sidekick-chat-body\" class=\"_Body_b8t7k_33 _BodyLoaded_b8t7k_104\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_GuidanceSpacer_b8t7k_100 _ContentContainer_b8t7k_167\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"log\" aria-labelledby=\"sidekick-heading\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_Turn_vmmxx_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-Box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_MessageFooter_uwg49_79\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FeedbackContainer_1sh2o_1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FeedbackOptions_1sh2o_20\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FeedbackOptionsLeft_1sh2o_30\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_TurnPartItem_1hvn4_1\" data-first-in-turn=\"true\" data-last-in-turn=\"true\" data-item-type=\"content\" data-message-id=\"01KTM6MR870D8ZGJP7Q1XDR921\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_TurnPartItemContent_1hvn4_11 _TurnPartItemText_1hvn4_44\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-InlineStack\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_HelpCard_16n9y_6\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"_container_13sb5_1\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"dardo-rocha-18381921\" class=\"_h2_13sb5_72\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDardo Rocha (1838–1921), Founder of a Capital City\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_13sb5_107\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDardo Rocha was a prominent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArgentine lawyer, politician, and founder of the city of La Plata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — which is why he appears on Buenos Aires Province notes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_13sb5_107\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKey facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"_ul_13sb5_144\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGovernor of Buenos Aires Province (1881–1884)\u003c\/strong\u003e — his most consequential role\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFounded La Plata in 1882\u003c\/strong\u003e — purpose-built as the new provincial capital after the city of Buenos Aires was federalized and separated from the province\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Plata was one of the first planned cities in Latin America, laid out on a strict grid with diagonal avenues\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was a presidential aspirant but never reached the presidency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrained as a lawyer; 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