{"product_id":"argentina-p364-200-pesos-2016-2021-unc-random-series-letter-whale","title":"Argentina P364 200 Pesos 2016-2021 UNC—Random Series Letter—Whale","description":"\u003cp\u003eArgentina's \u003cem\u003eNative Animals\u003c\/em\u003e series is one of the most celebrated wildlife banknote designs in the world — vivid, colorful, and alive with some of South America's most iconic creatures. The \u003cstrong\u003e200 Pesos southern right whale note\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sweeping, blue-toned tribute to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southern_right_whale\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esouthern right whale\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEubalaena australis\u003c\/em\u003e), Argentina's most majestic marine animal and a declared \u003cstrong\u003eNatural National Monument\u003c\/strong\u003e — depicted here breaching in full glory against the open South Atlantic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue (dominant engraving), light blue background, gold accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern right whale (\u003cem\u003eEubalaena australis\u003c\/em\u003e) breaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMotif:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stylized flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eDOSCIENTOS PESOS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBALLENA FRANCA AUSTRAL — MONUMENTO NATURAL NACIONAL\u003c\/em\u003e (Southern Right Whale — Natural National Monument)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Varies by variety — see Varieties below\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 blue background, dark blue engraving, gold accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScene:\u003c\/strong\u003e Valdés Peninsula (\u003cem\u003ePenínsula Valdés\u003c\/em\u003e) coastal landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Argentina with \u003cem\u003ePARTE CONTINENTAL AMERICANA\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmblem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coat of arms of Argentina\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegend:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eREPÚBLICA ARGENTINA — en unión y libertad — Península Valdés — Patrimonio de la Humanidad\u003c\/em\u003e (Argentine Republic — in union and liberty — Valdés Peninsula — World Heritage Site)\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\u003cem\u003ea1 ND(2016-2018) — Sturzenegger\/Monzo, Series A–F\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea1r — Replacement, prefix R suffix A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea2 ND(2019) — Sandleris\/Monzo, Series F–G\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea2r — Replacement, prefix R suffix A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea3 ND(2020-2021) — Pesce\/Massa, Series G–H\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea3r — Replacement, prefix R suffix A\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-364; Numista N#201699\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern right whale (\u003cem\u003eEubalaena australis\u003c\/em\u003e) and electrotype \"200\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity strip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holographic effect; moving letters \"BCRA\" (Central Bank of the Argentine Republic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUV activity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Active fluorescent elements visible under ultraviolet light\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 \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\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentine_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArgentine Peso (ARS)\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), referencing the silver-rich Río de la Plata basin that early Spanish explorers hoped to exploit\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\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish for \"fair winds\" (\u003cem\u003ebuenos aires\u003c\/em\u003e), named by Spanish colonizers in the 16th century\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~46 million (UN 2023) — roughly California and Texas combined\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2,780,400 km² (1,073,500 mi²) — roughly the size of India, or the entire contiguous US east of the Mississippi plus Texas\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 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soybeans and soy products, corn, wheat, beef, lithium, petroleum\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 (~100%)\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\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1991; hosts secretariat in Montevideo); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/G20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG20\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1999); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948);\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ePre-colonial — home to diverse indigenous peoples including the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mapuche\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMapuche\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guaran%C3%AD_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuaraní\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quechua_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eQuechua\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1516–1816) — Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata established 1776\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence declared May 25, 1810 (Revolution) and July 9, 1816 (formal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFederal Republic (1861–date) — unified under Bartolomé Mitre after civil wars\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMilitary dictatorships (1930–1983, intermittent) — most brutal: 1976–1983 Dirty War (~30,000 disappeared)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReturn to democracy (1983–date) — Raúl Alfonsín elected; 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 spans \u003cstrong\u003efive distinct ecological zones\u003c\/strong\u003e — from the subtropical Yungas cloud forests of the northwest to the windswept Patagonian steppe, the Pampas grasslands, the Gran Chaco scrubland, and the sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esouthern right whale\u003c\/strong\u003e was hunted to near-extinction by the 19th century; today the waters around the Valdés Peninsula host one of the world's largest and most studied populations, with over \u003cstrong\u003e3,000 individuals\u003c\/strong\u003e returning each year to breed\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePenínsula Valdés\u003c\/strong\u003e was designated a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vald%C3%A9s_Peninsula\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUNESCO World Heritage Site\u003c\/a\u003e in 1999 for its extraordinary marine wildlife — including southern right whales, elephant seals, sea lions, and orcas that beach themselves to hunt\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina is home to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perito_Moreno_Glacier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerito Moreno Glacier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the few glaciers in the world that is not retreating\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe country has \u003cstrong\u003edefaulted on its sovereign debt nine times\u003c\/strong\u003e, including the largest sovereign default in history ($100 billion) in 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina has won the \u003cstrong\u003eFIFA World Cup three times\u003c\/strong\u003e (1978, 1986, 2022) and produced Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eArgentina is the \u003cstrong\u003eworld's largest Spanish-speaking country\u003c\/strong\u003e by area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne of the World's Most Beautiful Wildlife Banknote Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArgentina's \u003cem\u003eNative Animals\u003c\/em\u003e series — issued from 2016 onward — was a deliberate celebration of the country's extraordinary biodiversity. Each denomination features a different iconic species in \u003cstrong\u003erich, saturated color\u003c\/strong\u003e: the hornero, the jaguar, the taruca deer, the Andean condor — and on the 200 Pesos, the \u003cstrong\u003esouthern right whale\u003c\/strong\u003e. The design gives the whale the full canvas it deserves: a dramatic breach, rendered in deep blue engraving, with stylized flowers framing the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse pairs the whale's habitat — the \u003cstrong\u003eValdés Peninsula\u003c\/strong\u003e, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — with Argentina's map and coat of arms, grounding this oceanic giant in its geographic home. It is one of the few banknotes in the world to feature a \u003cstrong\u003ewhale as its primary subject\u003c\/strong\u003e, and one of the most striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Whale That Came Back\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esouthern right whale\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eEubalaena australis\u003c\/em\u003e) was one of the most relentlessly hunted animals in history — slow-moving, buoyant when dead, and rich in oil, it was the \"right\" whale to kill. By the early 20th century, populations had collapsed to the brink of extinction. What followed is one of conservation's great success stories: protected since 1935 in Argentina, the southern right whale has made a \u003cstrong\u003eremarkable recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e. Every year, hundreds of mothers and calves return to the sheltered bays of the \u003cstrong\u003eValdés Peninsula\u003c\/strong\u003e to give birth — one of the most reliable and accessible whale-watching spectacles on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArgentina declared the southern right whale its \u003cstrong\u003eNatural National Monument\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1984 — the same status bestowed on the jaguar, the Andean condor, and the other animals of this banknote series. This note is, in a sense, a \u003cstrong\u003econservation certificate\u003c\/strong\u003e printed on paper: a government's formal declaration that these creatures matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Piece of Argentina\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this \u003cstrong\u003eUncirculated Argentina P-364 200 Pesos\u003c\/strong\u003e — a crisp, unfolded example of one of the most beautiful wildlife banknote designs ever produced in the Americas, bearing the image of a whale that nearly vanished from the Earth and came back. A stunning addition to any world banknote collection, Latin American currency set, or marine wildlife-themed display.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52368323313975,"sku":"AR364U","price":1.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/364o.jpg?v=1780761816","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/argentina-p364-200-pesos-2016-2021-unc-random-series-letter-whale","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}