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20 000 Chachos
| Issuer | Provincia de La Rioja |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | 20.000 CHACHOS (BONO de CANCELACIÓN de DEUDA) AL PORTADOR LEY 10.703 LA RIOJA Gobierno Ángel Vicente Peñaloza (Translation: 20,000 CHACHOS (DEBT CANCELLATION BONUS) TO THE BEARER LAW 10,703 LA RIOJA Government Ángel Vicente Peñaloza) |
| Reverse description | A central landscape vignette occupies the majority of the note, presenting a panoramic view of a typical Riojan mountain range rendered in dark tones against a light guilloche background in warm earth and orange hues. The provincial coat of arms appears at upper left, and an outline map of La Rioja province is printed to the right of centre. The denomination «20.000» and the series designation «SERIE A» are printed in orange at the right margin, with a sequential number strip running vertically along the far right edge. |
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La Rioja is one of several Argentine provinces that has periodically resorted to quasi-currency when federal transfers fall short. The province issued earlier series of "Chachos" — named after the 19th-century caudillo Ángel Vicente Peñaloza — and this 2024 iteration continues that tradition during a period of acute provincial fiscal stress. The denomination of 20,000 reflects how far inflation had compressed the practical value of earlier low-denomination issues in the series.
The QR code is a notable departure from previous Chacho emissions, allowing digital verification — an acknowledgment that trust in provincial scrip requires more than paper promises.