{"product_id":"argentina-p-303-500-pesos-nd-1977-1982-unc-san-martin-cerro-de-la-gloria-mendoza","title":"Argentina P-303 500 Pesos ND (1977–1982) UNC—San Martín—Cerro de la Gloria Mendoza","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 500 Peso note crowns San Martín's portrait with his greatest monument — the \u003cstrong\u003eCerro de la Gloria\u003c\/strong\u003e in Mendoza, where a soaring bronze allegory commemorates the Army of the Andes that crossed the mountains to liberate Chile and Peru. It is one of the most powerful images on any Argentine banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_de_San_Mart%C3%ADn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeneral José de San Martín\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cem\u003eBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA · QUINIENTOS PESOS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea.1 Series A (ND 1977): Enrique J. Porta (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolfo_Diz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdolfo Diz\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea.2 Series A, B without colored threads (ND 1978–1979): Alberto J. Camps (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolfo_Diz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdolfo Diz\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eb.1 Series B with colored threads (ND 1978–1979): Alberto J. Camps (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolfo_Diz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdolfo Diz\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea.3 Series B, C without colored threads (ND 1979–1981): Pedro Camilo López (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolfo_Diz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdolfo Diz\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eb.2 Series B, C with colored threads (ND 1979–1981): Pedro Camilo López (General Manager) · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adolfo_Diz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdolfo Diz\u003c\/a\u003e (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ec Series C, D (ND 1982): Pedro Camilo López (General Manager) · Egidio Iannella (President)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cerro_de_la_Gloria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMonument to the Army of the Andes at Cerro de la Gloria\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Mendoza — a monumental bronze sculpture commemorating San Martín's crossing of the Andes in 1817\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInscription: \u003cem\u003eREPUBLICA ARGENTINA · CERRO DE LA GLORIA - MENDOZA · QUINIENTOS PESOS · 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 a.1 Series A (ND 1977, EJP\/AD); a.2 Series A, B without colored threads (ND 1978–1979, AJC\/AD); b.1 Series B with colored threads (ND 1978–1979, AJC\/AD); a.3 Series B, C without colored threads (ND 1979–1981, PCL\/AD); b.2 Series B, C with colored threads (ND 1979–1981, PCL\/AD); c Series C, D (ND 1982, PCL\/EI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-303 · Bottero# 2421, 2423–2425 · Colantonio# 644–647 · Numista N#203702\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4A — Arms, without colored threads; 4B — Arms, with colored threads; 5A — Multiple sunburst, with colored threads (back lithographed)\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\"\u003e29 June 1984\u003c\/a\u003e\n\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\u003ch2\u003eThe Peso Ley Era: Printing Money While Rome Burned\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time P-303 was issued, Argentina was deep into the \u003cstrong\u003eDirty War\u003c\/strong\u003e (1976–1983), a period of state terrorism under the military junta. The peso ley was demonetized in 1983, replaced by the \u003cem\u003epeso argentino\u003c\/em\u003e at 10,000:1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this piece of Argentine history\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gem UNC example of the 500 Peso note — the most visually dramatic in the San Martín sub-series. The Cerro de la Gloria monument in Mendoza is one of Argentina's great civic sculptures, and here it is in pristine uncirculated condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52425173369143,"sku":"AR303-UNC","price":0.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/303o.jpg?v=1780973830","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/argentina-p-303-500-pesos-nd-1977-1982-unc-san-martin-cerro-de-la-gloria-mendoza","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}