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1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1956-1957 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 ARM) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Justice unblindfolded, rendered in intaglio, set within an ornate baroque cartouche; the allegorical figure holds a balance scale in her right hand and a sword in her left, with an open book at her feet symbolising the rule of law. The denomination 'UN PESO' appears in large letterpress text to the left, accompanied by the issuing authority inscription and two law references. A large circular watermark zone occupies the right field, with guilloche underprint and numeral '1' corner denominators in a dark reddish-brown colour scheme. |
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| Protection description | Ornamented numeral watermark visible in the blank circular zone on both sides of the note. |
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| Comments |
The two watermark variants documented for this note — one with thin dark lines running through the upper portion of the numeral, one without — reflect an unplanned inconsistency in the paper stock supplied to Casa de Moneda rather than a deliberate design change. The distinction is subtle enough that it passed through quality control unremarked, and both types circulated simultaneously.
Issued in the immediate aftermath of the 1955 coup that ousted Perón, the note predates the major monetary reforms of 1969–1970 that would eventually retire this peso entirely.