The major seal of the University was created by the painter, medellist and UBA professor Ernesto de la Cárcoba, from a design at the request of the institution to celebrate its centenary and since then it has been used in all official documents.
Obverse lettering
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
ARGENTINA VIRTUS ROBUR ET STUDIUM (Translation: BUENOS AIRES` UNIVERSITY ARGENTINA`S STRENGTH AND STUDY)
