The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Banco \Ban"co\, n. [It. See Bank.] A bank, especially that of Venice. [1913 Webster] Note: This term is used in some parts of Europe to indicate bank money, as distinguished from the current money, when this last has become depreciated. [1913 Webster]Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
BANCO. A commercial term, adopted from the Italian, used to distinguish bank money from the common currency; as $1000,