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50 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1951-1956 |
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| Size | 115 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Brown and gold on a fine guilloche underprint. At left, an oval vignette with a classical bust of Liberty in profile, helmeted, rendered in intaglio relief against a geometric lathe-work border. The large numeral '50' appears twice — once in the lower left margin and once in bold letterpress at center — flanked by the bank title and denomination inscription. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central text, above the series letter 'B' printed in red at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA ARGENTINA 50 CENTAVOS UNA NACION SOCIALMENTE JUSTA ECONOMICAMENTE LIBRE POLITICAMENTE SOBERANA CONSTITUCION NACIONAL (Translation: Republic of Argentina 50 Centavos A Socially Just, Economically Free, Politically Sovereign Nation — National Constitution) |
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The Banco Central de la República Argentina issued this denomination during a stretch when Perón's government was intervening heavily in the currency supply — the early 1950s saw Argentina's money stock expand rapidly under wage-driven inflationary pressure, and small-denomination notes like this one were being produced in vast quantities to keep pace with everyday transaction demand. By mid-decade the 50-centavo note was barely functional in real purchasing terms.
Casa de Moneda printed the entire series domestically, part of a broader push during the Perón years to reduce dependence on foreign security printers. The offset process used here was a step down from the intaglio work that had characterized earlier Argentine issues.