50 Pesos

Issuer	Banco Central de la República Argentina
Year	2003-2014
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Currency	Peso convertible (1992-date)
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Obverse description	Intaglio-printed portrait of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento occupies the right half of the note, rendered in fine line engraving against a handwritten manuscript underprint. To the left, a vignette illustrates a schoolroom or outdoor teaching scene with figures in period dress, set within a purple-toned guilloche surround. The denomination "CINCUENTA PESOS" appears in bold vertical letterpress along the centre-left, with the bank title across the upper field and denomination numerals in green at the far left.
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Reverse description	Central vignette presents an intaglio rendering of the Casa de Gobierno (Casa Rosada) on Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires, with the Pirámide de Mayo obelisk and the Argentine flag in the foreground. Flanking underprint vignettes in ochre tones include a historic steam locomotive at lower left and a group of colonial-era figures with a sailing vessel at right; a quill, inkwell, and a scroll inscribed "El Progreso" appear at centre-right. The Argentine national coat of arms is printed at upper right, with two facsimile signatures below.
Reverse lettering	REPUBLICA ARGENTINA en unión y libertad CINCUENTA PESOS DOMINGO FAUSTINO SARMIENTO (SAN JUAN 1811-PARAGUAY 1888). PRESIDENTE DE LA NACION ARGENTINA (1868-1874). GOBERNADOR DE SAN JUAN. PEDAGOGO, ESCRITOR, ESTADISTA Y MILITAR. CASA DE GOBIERNO CASA DE MONEDA PRESIDENTE B.C.R.A. PRESIDENTE H.C. DIPUTADOS (Translation: Argentine Republic / in unity and liberty / Fifty Pesos / Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (San Juan 1811-Paraguay 1888). President of the Argentine Nation (1868-1874). Governor of San Juan. Pedagogue, writer, statesman and military leader. / Government House / Mint / President, Central Bank of the Argentine Republic / President, Chamber of Deputies)
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