{"product_id":"argentina-australes-set-w-bonus-1-5-10-50-100-500-1000-xf-unc","title":"Argentina Australes 8 pcs Set +Bonus 1 5 10 50 100 500 1000 XF-UNC","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven denominations of Argentina's doomed Austral currency — plus a rare provincial bonus — in a single set. This is the complete circulating series of the \u003cstrong\u003eArgentine Austral\u003c\/strong\u003e (1985–1991), the currency born of crisis and consumed by hyperinflation, assembled in XF to UNC condition. The eighth note — the \u003cstrong\u003eTucumán Province 1 Austral emergency bond\u003c\/strong\u003e — is a collector's prize in its own right: a quasi-currency issued by a province that literally ran out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1 Austral\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-323; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bernardino_Rivadavia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBernardino Rivadavia\u003c\/a\u003e, Argentina's first president\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-324; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosé de San Martín\u003c\/a\u003e, liberator of Argentina, Chile, and Peru\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-325; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Manuel_Belgrano\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eManuel Belgrano\u003c\/a\u003e, general and creator of the Argentine flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e50 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-326; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justo_Jos%C3%A9_de_Urquiza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJusto José de Urquiza\u003c\/a\u003e, president who unified Argentina under its constitution\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-327; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domingo_Faustino_Sarmiento\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDomingo F. Sarmiento\u003c\/a\u003e, the schoolmaster president and father of public education\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e500 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-328; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicol%C3%A1s_Avellaneda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNicolás Avellaneda\u003c\/a\u003e, Argentina's youngest-ever president\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1000 Australes\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-329; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Julio_Argentino_Roca\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJulio A. Roca\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS — Tucumán Province 1 Austral\u003c\/strong\u003e — P-S2711; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tucum%C3%A1n_Province\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTucumán Province\u003c\/a\u003e emergency \u003cem\u003eBono de Cancelación de Deudas\u003c\/em\u003e (Debt Cancellation Bond), 1988 — issued when the province could not pay its employees and creditors in federal currency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e XF to UNC — notes are crisp and presentable; exact grade varies by denomination and variety received\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper, 155 × 65 mm each (standard notes)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e30 November 1992\u003c\/a\u003e — all standard Austral notes; the Tucumán bond was a short-lived local instrument\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Currency That Lasted Seven Years\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePlan Austral\u003c\/strong\u003e launched on \u003cstrong\u003e15 June 1985\u003c\/strong\u003e under President Raúl Alfonsín as a shock therapy program to arrest inflation running at \u003cstrong\u003e688% annually\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Austral replaced the Peso Argentino at 1:1,000. It worked — briefly. By \u003cstrong\u003e1989\u003c\/strong\u003e, inflation had returned above 3,000%. By 1990 it briefly touched \u003cstrong\u003e20,000% annualized\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Austral was replaced by the Peso Convertible in 1992 at 10,000 Australes to 1 Peso. The entire denomination range in this set — from 1 to 1,000 — was rendered worthless within the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e1 Austral — Bernardino Rivadavia: The President Who Never Finished His Term\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernardino Rivadavia\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1780\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1845\u003c\/strong\u003e) holds the distinction of being Argentina's first constitutional president — and one of its shortest-serving. Elected in \u003cstrong\u003e1826\u003c\/strong\u003e, he resigned just a year later as the country fractured over the question of centralism versus federalism. A \u003cstrong\u003eBuenos Aires\u003c\/strong\u003e liberal who had studied in Europe and admired the Enlightenment, Rivadavia founded the \u003cstrong\u003eUniversity of Buenos Aires\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1821, established the country's first public library, and attempted to modernize Argentina's land tenure system. He was too far ahead of his time for a country still fighting over its own identity. His face on the 1 Austral — the smallest denomination, the first issued — is fitting: a founding figure on a founding note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e5 Australes — José de San Martín: The Liberator Who Walked Away\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosé de San Martín\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1778\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1850\u003c\/strong\u003e) is the closest thing the Southern Cone has to George Washington — and then some. Born in \u003cstrong\u003eYapeyú\u003c\/strong\u003e, in what is now Argentina's Corrientes province, he spent his early career fighting for Spain before returning to South America to liberate it. His \u003cstrong\u003ecrossing of the Andes\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1817 — leading an army of 5,000 men over some of the world's highest passes in winter — remains one of the most audacious military operations in history. He liberated \u003cstrong\u003eChile\u003c\/strong\u003e (1818) and \u003cstrong\u003ePeru\u003c\/strong\u003e (1821), then voluntarily handed power to Simón Bolívar and retired to Europe, refusing to become a caudillo. He died in \u003cstrong\u003eBoulogne-sur-Mer\u003c\/strong\u003e, France, in voluntary exile. Argentina's greatest hero chose to leave rather than rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e10 Australes — Manuel Belgrano: The General Who Designed the Flag\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel Belgrano\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1770\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1820\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a lawyer, economist, and general who became one of the most versatile figures of Argentine independence. He created the \u003cstrong\u003eArgentine flag\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1812 — the sky-blue and white that still flies today — reportedly inspired by the colors of the Virgin Mary. As a military commander he was often outgunned and outmaneuvered, but his moral authority was unquestioned. He donated his entire military salary to found schools in \u003cstrong\u003eTucumán\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJujuy\u003c\/strong\u003e. He died in \u003cstrong\u003e1820\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same year Argentina descended into civil war, reportedly saying: \u003cem\u003e“I hope these disorders will end and that the country will be organized.”\u003c\/em\u003e It took another four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e50 Australes — Justo José de Urquiza: The Man Who Ended Rosas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJusto José de Urquiza\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1801\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1870\u003c\/strong\u003e) was the caudillo of \u003cstrong\u003eEntre Ríos\u003c\/strong\u003e province who did what no one else could: he defeated the dictator \u003cstrong\u003eJuan Manuel de Rosas\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Caseros\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1852, ending two decades of authoritarian rule. As president (1854–1860), he presided over the drafting of Argentina's \u003cstrong\u003e1853 Constitution\u003c\/strong\u003e — still the basis of Argentine law today — and worked to unify the fractious provinces into a functioning federal republic. He was assassinated in \u003cstrong\u003e1870\u003c\/strong\u003e by a rival caudillo's men. His legacy is the constitutional framework that, however imperfectly, Argentina has returned to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e100 Australes — Domingo F. Sarmiento: The Schoolmaster President\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomingo Faustino Sarmiento\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1811\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1888\u003c\/strong\u003e) was a self-educated man from \u003cstrong\u003eSan Juan\u003c\/strong\u003e who became a journalist, diplomat, and Argentina's seventh president (1868–1874). His landmark work \u003cem\u003eFacundo: Civilization and Barbarism\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1845\u003c\/strong\u003e) remains a foundational text of Latin American literature — a searing diagnosis of the caudillo culture he believed was holding Argentina back. As president, he founded hundreds of schools and libraries, imported teachers from the United States, and laid the groundwork for Argentina's once-enviable literacy rate. His face on the 100 Australes is no accident: education was supposed to be the antidote to the chaos this very note represents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e500 Australes — Nicolás Avellaneda: The Boy President\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicolás Avellaneda\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1837\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1885\u003c\/strong\u003e) was born in \u003cstrong\u003eTucumán\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same province whose emergency bond appears as the bonus in this set — and rose to the presidency at just \u003cstrong\u003e37\u003c\/strong\u003e, making him the youngest president in Argentine history. A lawyer, journalist, and passionate advocate for public education, he oversaw the federalization of \u003cstrong\u003eBuenos Aires\u003c\/strong\u003e as the national capital in \u003cstrong\u003e1880\u003c\/strong\u003e, a defining and contentious moment in Argentina's consolidation as a modern state. He died at 48, still young, still consequential. The irony of Avellaneda — a Tucumán native — appearing on the 500 Australes while Tucumán's own emergency bond sits beside it in this set is not lost on collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e1000 Australes — Julio A. Roca: The General Who Conquered Patagonia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulio Argentino Roca\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003e1843\u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e1914\u003c\/strong\u003e) is Argentina's most controversial founding figure. As general, he led the \u003cstrong\u003eConquest of the Desert\u003c\/strong\u003e (1878–1879) — a military campaign that exterminated or displaced the indigenous peoples of Patagonia and opened millions of hectares to European settlement and cattle ranching. As president (twice: 1880–1886 and 1898–1904), he oversaw Argentina's \u003cstrong\u003eBelle Époque\u003c\/strong\u003e boom, when the country briefly became one of the wealthiest in the world. His face on the highest denomination of the Austral series is a study in Argentine contradictions: the man who built the country's prosperity on dispossession, honored on a note that itself became worthless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBONUS: Tucumán Province 1 Austral — When the Province Ran Out of Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eP-S2711 Tucumán Province Bono de Cancelación de Deudas\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a federal banknote — it is a provincial emergency instrument, issued in \u003cstrong\u003e1988\u003c\/strong\u003e when \u003cstrong\u003eTucumán\u003c\/strong\u003e could no longer pay its employees, suppliers, and creditors in official currency. These bonds circulated locally as a substitute for australes, accepted by shops and businesses out of sheer necessity. The phenomenon was not unique to Tucumán — \u003cstrong\u003eSalta\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCórdoba\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLa Rioja\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other provinces issued similar instruments — but it was a harbinger of the far larger provincial quasi-currency crisis of \u003cstrong\u003e2001–2002\u003c\/strong\u003e, when \u003cem\u003epatacones\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003elecops\u003c\/em\u003e briefly became Argentina's de facto parallel currencies. This small bond is the missing piece that makes the Austral story complete: not just a federal currency in collapse, but a country fragmenting all the way down to the provincial level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn all eight notes and hold the complete story of Argentina's most dramatic monetary experiment — from the hopeful 1 Austral of 1985 to the desperate provincial bond of 1988 to the 1,000 Austral note that couldn't keep pace with prices. 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