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5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1949-1951 |
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| Currency | Peso moneda nacional (1881-1969) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a seated female allegory of Progress, her right hand resting on a shield bearing the Argentine coat of arms and her left hand raised holding a lit torch; the composition is executed in an intaglio style characteristic of the period. The denomination and issuing authority appear in formal letterpress inscriptions above and below the central vignette. Guilloche underprint patterns frame the design field on both sides. |
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| Protection description | RA monogram watermark visible in the upper right area of the obverse |
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| Comments |
Mouchon's involvement here is a borrowed credit — the French engraver died in 1914, and his name appearing in the plate margin reflects a pre-existing design acquired by Argentina rather than a commission. The Argentine government under Perón was consolidating the banking system at the time: the Banco Central had been nationalized in 1946, and this series was among the first issued under full state control after private banking interests were pushed out.
The watermark used across this series is a repeating "BCRA" pattern, consistent through the 1949–1951 print run.