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5 Pesos

Issuer Banco Central de la República Argentina
Year 2015
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Printer Casa de Moneda, Argentina
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Reverse description The reverse carries an intaglio vignette of four South American independence leaders shown in bust portraits from left to right: José Artigas, Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín, and Bernardo O'Higgins, set against a multicolour guilloche background. A lengthy patriotic quotation attributed to San Martín is inscribed above the portraits, with the legend 'LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA' below them. The overall colour scheme continues the green and purple tones of the obverse.
Reverse lettering Republica Argentina en unión y libertad LIBERTADORES DE AMÉRICA Divididos seremos esclavos, unidos estoy seguro que los batiremos: hagamos un esfuerzo de patriotismo, depongamos resentimientos particulares, y concluyamos nuestra obra con honor.
(Translation: Argentine Republic in union and liberty Liberators of America Divided we will be slaves, united I am sure we will beat them: let us make an effort of patriotism, put down resentments, and finish our work with honor.)
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Pick 359 belongs to the long-running Series C peso family introduced after Argentina's 2002 collapse and peso relaunch. By 2015 the 5 peso note was functionally worn out as a denomination — inflation had been eroding purchasing power for years, and the note's practical utility was minimal by the time these were being issued. The Central Bank kept printing them largely because removing small denominations mid-crisis invites its own political problems.

Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina printed the series domestically, as it had since the denomination's reintroduction. These mid-decade printings tend to circulate heavily and quickly degrade.

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