Argentina high-denomination inflation banknotes
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1970s-1990s
Issuing entity
Argentine RepublicArgentina high-denomination inflation banknotes are paper currency issues produced by the Banco Central between the 1970s and 1990s across successive monetary reforms. During this era, paper money was issued successively in pesos ley, pesos argentinos, and australes.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Argentina experienced repeated currency replacements between the 1970s and 1990s, with each reform removing zeros from the denominations. The peso ley replaced the peso moneda nacional in 1970 at 100 to 1, but continued inflation led to its replacement on June 1, 1983, by the peso argentino at 10,000 to 1. Finance Minister Juan Vital Sourrouille subsequently devised the Austral plan, replacing the peso argentino on June 15, 1985, at a rate of 1 austral to 1,000 pesos argentinos. In 1992, the austral was itself replaced by the convertible peso at a rate of 10,000 to 1.
Design
- Obverse
- Portraits of national figures
- Reverse
- Historical and civic scenes
Identification
- Currency unit
- The unit name printed on the note identifies the reform period
- Recognition pointers (from background sources)
- Check the printed currency name—such as peso ley, peso argentino ($a), or austral (₳)—to identify the specific reform period. Examine the reverse: standard austral banknotes feature an image of Liberty with a torch and shield, while provisional austral notes feature the denomination written in words without spaces across several rows.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Sequence of currency units, reform dates and conversion ratios to be transcribed from central bank sources
- Highest denominations per unit to be confirmed
- Pick numbers require transcription