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5000 Pesos argentinos
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Value | 5000 Pesos Argentinos (5000 ARP) |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette reproduces the historical painting "Los Constituyentes de 1853", illustrating the assembly of delegates who drafted the Argentine Constitution, rendered in intaglio in dark red-brown. To the left, the Argentine national coat of arms is set within an ornate oval surround with a sunburst motif, printed in brown and blue-green. The denomination numeral 5000 appears at upper right and lower left, with a scrollwork border and the printer's imprint at the foot of the note. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The peso argentino was itself a replacement currency, introduced in 1983 at a rate of 10,000 old pesos moneda nacional to one — an admission of how badly the preceding inflation had run. By the time this 5,000-peso argentino note was circulating in 1984–85, the replacement was already failing on the same trajectory. Annual inflation crossed 600% in 1984 and kept climbing.
The series was retired when the austral replaced the peso argentino in June 1985, again at 1,000-to-one. Notes of this denomination, caught between two emergency redenominations, saw heavy circulation and are commonly found in worn grades.