Banknotes and Coins | Current Issues
The Central Bank of Argentina, in its capacity as monetary authority of the Nation, is in charge of issuing legal tender. The concept of cash embraces banknotes and coins in circulation.
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Banknotes
Executive Order No. 2,128 dated October 10th, 1991 established that the PESO LINE enter into effect as from January 1st, 1992. The parity rate was set at one peso (ARS1)/ten thousand australes (A10,000).
Legal Tender Banknotes
| Name | Design | Issuance | |
| ARS5 |  |
22/06/1998 | |
| ARS5 |  |
01/10/2015 | |
| ARS10 |  |
14/01/1998 | |
| ARS10 |  |
04/04/2016 | |
| ARS20 |  |
18/01/2000 | |
| ARS20 |  |
03/10/2017 | |
| ARS50 |  |
19/07/1999 | |
| ARS50 |  |
02/03/2015 | |
| ARS50 |  |
15/08/2018 | |
| ARS100 |  |
03/12/1999 | |
| ARS100 |  |
Serie S | |
| ARS100 |  |
Serie T | |
| ARS100 |  |
20/09/2012 | |
| ARS100 |  |
Serie B | |
| ARS100 |  |
Serie AA | |
| ARS100 |  |
18/12/2018 | |
| ARS200 |  |
26/10/2016 | |
| ARS500 |  |
29/06/2016 | |
| ARS1000 |  |
30/11/2017 | |
| ARS$1000 |  |
07/14/2023 | |
| ARS$2000 |  |
05/22/2023 | |
| ARS$10000 |  |
05/07/2024 |
Banknotes size is 155 mm x 65 mm. They are made of 100% cotton fiber with a weight of 83 grams per square meter, and no fluorescent sensitivity to UV light; printing is carried out in three consecutive stages using typographic, intaglio and offset printing systems.
After five years these banknotes had been launched, some changes were made for improvement: engraving, paper quality (90 g x m2), and the cylinder mould watermark reproducing the portrait appearing in the same direction.
Section 3 of Law No. 25,561 on Public Emergency and Exchange Rate Regime Reform, dated January 6th, 2002, repeals sections 1 and 2 of the Law on the Austral Convertibility ordering the removal of the term “convertibles de curso legal” (convertible legal tender) from the banknotes of the peso line.
All banknotes printed with the legend “convertibles de curso legal” (convertible legal tender) remain in circulation and may be used as means of payment.
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Coins
The coins that must be accepted as means of payment in all the territory of the Argentine Republic are as follows:
Legal Tender Coins
| 1 cent |
| 5 cents |
| 10 cents |
| 25 cents |
| 50 cents |
| 1 Peso Trees from Republica Argentina |
| 1 Peso |
| 1 Peso Bicentenario de la Primera Moneda Patria |
| 1 Peso Serie del Bicentenario |
| 2 Peso Trees from Republica Argentina |
| 2 Pesos |
| 5 Peso Trees from Republica Argentina |
| 10 Peso Trees from Republica Argentina |
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Legal Tender Commemorative Coins
Commemorative coins are also considered to be legal tender; these coins have been issued in limited amounts and are not easily found in daily circulation; such coins are:
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