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500 Pesos without 'Ley' or 'Decreto-Ley'

Issuer Banco Central de la República Argentina
Year 1977-1982
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Size 155 × 75 mm
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Obverse description Intaglio portrait of General José de San Martín occupies the right panel against a multicolour guilloche underprint with a central sunburst rosette rendered in green, gold, and purple tones. A large ornate numeral "500" vignette with intricate lathe-work surround fills the left panel, while the bank title and denomination "QUINIENTOS PESOS" appear in bold letterpress across the centre field. Two facsimile signatures below the central inscription identify the GERENTE GENERAL and PRESIDENTE, with a decorative foliate frieze along the lower border.
Obverse lettering BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
QUINIENTOS PESOS
GERENTE GENERAL PRESIDENTE
Gral. SAN MARTIN
(Translation: Central Bank of the Argentine Republic / Five Hundred Pesos / General Manager / President / General San Martín)
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Protection description Watermark 4A: Arms watermark, without coloured threads in paper; Watermark 4B: Arms watermark, with coloured threads in paper; Watermark 5A: Multiple sunburst watermark, with coloured threads in paper and lithographed reverse
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