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50 Pesos with 'LEY' on Obverse
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1972-1973 |
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| Printer | Casa de Moneda de la Nación, Argentina |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette shows a scenic view of the thermal springs at Termas de Reyes, Jujuy, with mountainous terrain in the background rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The Argentine national arms appear at left within an intricate guilloche border, flanked by the denomination numeral '50' at lower left and a decorative scroll motif at right. The printer's imprint 'CASA DE MONEDA DE LA NACIÓN' appears at the lower margin. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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This issue belongs to a transitional period in Argentine monetary history when inflation was already severe enough to require higher denominations in routine circulation. The "LEY" overprint on the obverse indicates the note's legal authority derives from a specific legislative act — a labeling convention the Banco Central applied inconsistently across series during the early 1970s, which occasionally creates confusion when distinguishing between otherwise identical printings.
Casa de Moneda produced the entire run domestically, unusual given Argentina's frequent reliance on foreign printers for security paper in earlier decades. P#290 is sometimes found with ink ghosting on the reverse, a known artifact of the Buenos Aires facility's printing conditions during this period.