{"product_id":"argentina-p324-5-australes-1985-1989-unc-brown-r0404","title":"Argentina P324 5 Australes 1985-1989 UNC—De Urquiza—Brown—R0404","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 5 Australes continues Argentina's short-lived Austral series, placing one of the country's most consequential military and political figures — the man who defeated Rosas and unified the nation — on a note born from the same inflationary chaos he once helped tame through force of arms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e brown\/olive dominant engraving; pink\/mauve guilloche on left panel; dark olive-green and burgundy\/crimson geometric rosette at right; white background\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Justo_Jos%C3%A9_de_Urquiza\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJusto José de Urquiza\u003c\/a\u003e at center — Argentine general, president of the Confederation (1854–1860), and governor of Entre Ríos\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLarge stylized \"5\" numeral to right with olive-green and burgundy guilloche rosette\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLatent image BCRA in security panel at left\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSeries A (suffix A on serial number)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcra.gob.ar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHoracio A. Alonso (HAA)\u003c\/a\u003e, Deputy General Manager; Juan J. A. Concepción (JJAC), President\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInscriptions: \u003cem\u003eBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA \/ CINCO AUSTRALES\u003c\/em\u003e\n\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 pink\/rose dominant engraving; golden-tan\/ochre basket-weave underprint on right panel; white background; multicolor pink and gold diamond motif at lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAllegorical figure of Liberty (Progreso) seated at left-center, holding torch in left hand and Argentine shield in right hand; coat of arms at her feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDecorative border and scrollwork framing the central vignette\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLarge numeral \"5\" at upper center-right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInscriptions: \u003cem\u003eREPUBLICA ARGENTINA \/ CINCO AUSTRALES \/ CASA DE MONEDA\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\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea. Series A, ND (1986–1987), sig HAA\/JJAC — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ear. Replacement (R1): Prefix R, suffix A, ND (1986–1987), sig HAA\/JJAC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eb. Series A, ND (1987–1989), sig ES\/JLM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ebr. Replacement (R2): Prefix R, suffix A, ND (1987–1989), sig ES\/JLM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-324a; TBB B2811–B2817; Numista N#202634\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multiple Sun of May\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 × 65 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (Banco Central de la República Argentina)\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\"\u003e31 December 1991\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\"\u003eHoracio A. Alonso (HAA)\u003c\/a\u003e, Deputy General Manager; Juan J. A. Concepción (JJAC), President\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentine_austral\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustral\u003c\/a\u003e (1985–1991)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\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), referencing the silver-rich Río de la Plata basin that lured Spanish conquistadors\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, UN 2023) — comparable to the greater Chicago metro\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish for \"good airs\" or \"fair winds,\" from the full colonial name \u003cem\u003eCiudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~46 million (UN 2023) — comparable to California and Texas combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,780,400 km² (1,073,500 mi²) — comparable to India, or roughly the size of the contiguous US west of the Mississippi\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 soy products, corn, wheat, beef, lithium, crude oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chile (west), Bolivia and Paraguay (north), Brazil and Uruguay (northeast); Atlantic Ocean (east)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\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 (~3%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1991); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG20\u003c\/a\u003e (1999); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1995)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eViceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (1776–1810) — Spanish colonial administration\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMay Revolution (1810) — beginning of independence movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDeclaration of Independence (1816)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFederal Republic established (1861–date) — this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eArgentina Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina has defaulted on its sovereign debt \u003cstrong\u003enine times\u003c\/strong\u003e — more than almost any other country in history; the Austral itself was introduced after the Peso Argentino collapsed under 3,000% inflation\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe country once had \u003cstrong\u003efive presidents in ten days\u003c\/strong\u003e (December 2001–January 2002) during its worst economic crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina is the \u003cstrong\u003eworld's largest producer of yerba mate\u003c\/strong\u003e and consumes more of it per capita than any other nation\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuenos Aires has more \u003cstrong\u003epsychoanalysts per capita\u003c\/strong\u003e than any city on Earth — therapy is so embedded in culture it's called \u003cem\u003eel psicoanálisis argentino\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe country has produced \u003cstrong\u003efive Nobel Prize winners\u003c\/strong\u003e, including two in medicine and one in peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patagonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePatagonia\u003c\/a\u003e region contains some of the world's largest untapped freshwater reserves and lithium deposits — resources that will define the 21st century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Currency Born from Chaos\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1985, Argentina's Peso Argentino had become nearly worthless. Inflation was running at over 1,000% annually. The government's answer was the \u003cstrong\u003eAustral\u003c\/strong\u003e — introduced on June 14, 1985, at a rate of 1,000 Pesos Argentinos to 1 Austral. It was a bold stroke of monetary surgery, accompanied by the \u003cem\u003ePlan Austral\u003c\/em\u003e — a shock stabilization program that briefly worked. Inflation fell from 1,129% in 1985 to 82% in 1986. But the underlying fiscal problems were never solved, and by 1989 inflation had returned with a vengeance, eventually reaching \u003cstrong\u003e3,079% in 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the worst hyperinflationary episodes in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eJusto José de Urquiza — The General Who Ended a Tyrant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJusto José de Urquiza y García\u003c\/strong\u003e (1801–1870) was the most powerful caudillo of his era and the man who finally brought down Juan Manuel de Rosas, the iron-fisted dictator who had dominated Argentina for two decades. At the \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Caseros\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1852, Urquiza led a coalition of Argentine provinces, Uruguay, and Brazil to defeat Rosas — ending his rule and opening the door to Argentina's first national constitution in 1853. Urquiza served as president of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860, governing a country still split between his confederation and Buenos Aires province. He was assassinated in 1870 by followers of a rival caudillo. His face on the 5 Australes is a reminder that Argentina's unity was never given — it was fought for, repeatedly, at enormous cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLiberty, Torch, and Shield\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse carries the same allegorical \u003cstrong\u003eLiberty\u003c\/strong\u003e figure that appears across the Austral series — robed, seated, torch raised, Argentine shield at her side. The design had already appeared on earlier Argentine peso notes, making it one of the most enduring images in the country's monetary history. On a denomination named for the southern stars, Liberty's torch feels less like decoration and more like a dare: keep the flame lit, no matter what the inflation rate says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this Series A 5 Australes in UNC condition — a crisp example of Argentina's boldest monetary experiment, signed by the first pair of Austral-era officials and featuring one of the republic's great nation-builders on a note that outlasted its own currency by just six years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52437203812663,"sku":"AR324aU","price":0.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/324o.jpg?v=1781093234","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/argentina-p324-5-australes-1985-1989-unc-brown-r0404","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}