{"product_id":"argentina-p-293-1-peso-nd-1974-xf-belgrano-bariloche-llao-llao","title":"Argentina P-293 1 Peso ND (1974) XF—Belgrano—Bariloche Llao-Llao","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lowest denomination of the \u003cem\u003eDecreto-Ley 18.188\/69\u003c\/em\u003e series — a crisp orange note bearing Argentina's great liberator and a sweeping Patagonian panorama that feels almost too beautiful for a country about to tear itself apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e orange dominant engraving; multicolor underprint background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Manuel Belgrano\u003c\/strong\u003e at right — creator of the Argentine flag and hero of the Wars of Independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cem\u003eBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA · UN PESO · DECRETO-LEY No 18.188\/69\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcra.gob.ar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRicardo A. Cairoli\u003c\/a\u003e (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfredo_G%C3%B3mez_Morales\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlfredo Gómez Morales\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenic view of \u003cstrong\u003eBariloche–Llao-Llao\u003c\/strong\u003e at center — the iconic Patagonian lake district resort, one of Argentina's most celebrated landscapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cem\u003eREPUBLICA ARGENTINA · UN PESO · CASA DE MONEDA DE LA NACION\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Series E (ND 1974, RAC\/AGM); Series F (ND 1974, RAC\/AGM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-293 · Bottero# 2318–2320 · Numista N#207144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Argentina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArms (coat of arms of Argentina)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 155 × 75 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Argentina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of the Argentine Republic (Banco Central de la República Argentina)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Casa de Moneda, Argentina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1 April 1982\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcra.gob.ar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRicardo A. Cairoli\u003c\/a\u003e (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfredo_G%C3%B3mez_Morales\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlfredo Gómez Morales\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentine_peso_ley\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeso ley (1970–1983)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Argentina\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From Latin \u003cem\u003eargentum\u003c\/em\u003e (silver) — a reference to the silver the Spanish hoped to find along the Río de la Plata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuenos Aires\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~3.1 million; metro pop. ~15.5 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish for \"fair winds\" — named by Spanish sailors upon arriving at the Río de la Plata estuary\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~46 million (UN 2024) — comparable to California + Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,780,400 km² (1,073,500 mi²) — 8th largest country in the world; comparable to India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$25,000 (IMF 2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soybeans and derivatives, corn, wheat, beef, lithium, petroleum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chile\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChile\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolivia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBolivia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paraguay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParaguay\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrazil\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uruguay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUruguay\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Argentines\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEuropean Argentines\u003c\/a\u003e (~97%, predominantly Italian and Spanish descent); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indigenous_peoples_in_Argentina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndigenous peoples\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Argentines\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Argentines\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG20\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1991); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e Declared independence from Spain on 9 July 1816; Federal Republic established 1861\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Peso Ley Era: Printing Money While Rome Burned\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePeso ley 18.188\u003c\/strong\u003e was introduced in 1970 under a military government, replacing the old peso at 100:1 — Argentina's first of many currency resets. The \u003cem\u003eDecreto-Ley\u003c\/em\u003e inscription literally means \"Decree-Law\" — a reminder that this note was authorized not by a democratically elected congress but by military fiat. The peso ley was demonetized in 1983, replaced by the \u003cem\u003epeso argentino\u003c\/em\u003e at 10,000:1, as hyperinflation made even 1,000-peso notes nearly worthless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this piece of Argentine history\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crisp XF example of the opening note of the Peso ley era. The Llao-Llao resort on the reverse remains one of the most beautiful images ever put on an Argentine banknote. 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