General José de San Martín was born on February 25, 1778 in Yapeyú, Province of Corrientes. In 1812, the Grenadiers on Horseback squadron was formed under the same name of the hero who gave life to it and led it gloriously in American emancipation.

San Martín, throughout his military career, was at the forefront of all the great battles for Independence, achieving important victories such as Chacabuco, Maipú, San Lorenzo, Nazca, Jauja, Pasco and Riobamba, in which he reaffirmed the ideals of freedom.

One hundred and fifty years after his death, which occurred on August 17, 1850 in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), this Central Bank pays tribute to the Liberator of the Homeland with the issuance of a circulation quality coin and a “brilliant uncirculated” quality Gold coin.

Part of the pieces minted in circulation quality, 5,000, are presented in cardboard cases with a brief biography and characteristics of the issue. The coins included in this type of case have a particularity, in this case they have a smooth edge, on the other hand, those that are presented in loose, grooved edge.

50 cents

Obverse motif

In the central field it presents the face of the hero looking straight ahead, accompanied on the left by the year of his death, “1850”, and on the right, that of his commemoration “2000”. The lower arch reads “GRAL. Dn. JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN” and the upper arch “REPUBLICA ARGENTINA”.

Motif on the back

On the left, it presents the belfry of the convent of San Carlos, next to the “Campo de la Gloria”, a historic place where the battle of San Lorenzo was fought. As a faithful reflection of the dawn of our emancipation, the arch radiantly reads “THE HOMELAND TO THE LIBERATOR”. Along with the bell that rang announcing the victory of the Creoles, the seven different letters that make up the “VIVA LA PATRIA” can be seen on the right, in monogram, and on these, in arch, the year of minting “2000”. In the lower right quarter, in italics, the value in numbers “50”, and below the abbreviation of cents “CTVS”.

5 Pesos

Obverse motif

In the central field it presents the face of the hero looking straight ahead, accompanied on the left by the year of his death, “1850”, and on the right, that of his commemoration “2000”. The lower arch reads “GRAL. Dn. JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN” and the upper arch “REPUBLICA ARGENTINA”.

Motif on the back

On the left, it presents the belfry of the convent of San Carlos, next to the “Campo de la Gloria”, a historic place where the battle of San Lorenzo was fought. As a faithful reflection of the dawn of our emancipation, the arch radiantly reads “THE HOMELAND TO THE LIBERATOR”. Along with the bell that rang announcing the victory of the Creoles, the seven different letters that make up the “VIVA LA PATRIA” can be seen on the right, in monogram, and on these, in arch, the year of minting “2000”. In the lower right quarter, in italics, the value in numbers “5”, and below the word “PESOS”.