ARS10,000 Banknote
El billete
The Banknote The BCRA has released into circulation the new ARS10,000 banknote, which will be gradually distributed through the network of bank branches and ATMs across the country.
The banknote features the portrait of Manuel Belgrano and María Remedios del Valle on the obverse. The reverse displays an artistic recreation of the pledge of allegiance to the Argentine flag.
Security Features
The new banknote—part of the current Peso Line and of the “Heroines and Heroes of the Nation” series—has strict security features incorporated by special printing systems.
Obverse and Reverse
The banknote features the portrait of Manuel Belgrano and María Remedios del Valle, heroine of the War of Independence, on the obverse.
The reverse displays an artistic recreation of the pledge of allegiance to the Argentine flag that took place on February 27, 1812. The portrait of Belgrano is attributed to François Casimir Carbonnier, a French
artist, and the one of the heroine belongs to the work “La Capitana” (The Captain) by Gisela Banzer, an Argentine artist.
Tribute
María Remedios del Valle. Heroine of the War of Independence. She had to face all the prejudices and limitations of the time for being a woman and an Afro-descendant. She was an assistant in the British Invasions and, after the May Revolution, she fought in the Army of the North. Belgrano appointed her captain for her bravery. She was wounded by a gunshot, captured by the royalists, and publicly flogged. After years of neglect and misery, her work was recognized and she reached the rank of sergeant major. In her honor, Law 26,852 establishes November 8 as the National Day of Afro-Argentines.
Manuel Belgrano. He created the national flag, was one of the patriots who promoted the May Revolution and one of the greatest heroes of the War of Independence. He studied at the Real Colegio de San Carlos de Buenos Aires and later on in Salamanca, Valladolid, and Madrid. He was a lawyer, journalist, economist, politician, diplomat and, when the war broke out, he took on military duties. He fought against the British attempt to seize control of Buenos Aires. During the War of Independence, he led military expeditions in Paraguay and in the Banda Oriental and commanded the Army of the North. He had an outstanding role in the Congress of Tucumán, where the Argentine Independence was declared. He strongly advocated for educational, cultural and economic development in the country.
A Higher Denomination Banknote
The ARS10,000 banknote, as well as the ARS20,000 banknote with the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi—which will be released into circulation in the last quarter of 2024—will significantly lower the cost of finished banknotes, and streamline transactions and logistics in the financial system.