Catalog
50 Pesos
| Issuer | Caja de Conversión, Argentina |
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| Year | 1903-1906 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio vignette presents a seated allegorical female figure resting against a classical plinth and raising a torch in her right hand, with the denomination numeral '50' set within a guilloché cartouche to the right. The central field bears the obligation text in letterpress above the large denomination inscription 'Cincuenta pesos' and 'Moneda nacional', surmounted by the header 'Republica Argentina / La Nacion'. The lower margin carries 'LEY DE 20 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1897' and 'CAJA DE CONVERSION', with two manuscript signature lines reserved for the Secretario and Presidente. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in blue over a pale guilloché underprint, enclosed within an ornate border of interlocking scrollwork with foliate corner devices. 'REPUBLICA ARGENTINA' arches across the upper portion within a decorative panel, while 'CINCUENTA PESOS' occupies a central rectangular band flanked by oval guilloché medallions. The denomination numeral '50' is repeated on both lateral margins. |
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Argentina's Caja de Conversión was established under the 1899 Conversion Law, which fixed the peso paper at 44 centavos gold — ending years of floating exchange and chronic depreciation that had destabilized the economy through the 1890s. The Caja's notes replaced the earlier Banco de la Nación issues under a strict convertibility regime that held until 1914, when the outbreak of war forced suspension.
ABNC printed this series from its New York facilities, as was typical for high-denomination Argentine paper of the period. The 50 Peso denomination would have moved primarily through commercial and banking channels rather than retail trade.