The BCRA Launches the ARS10,000 Bank Note
The BCRA has put a new ARS10,000 bank note into circulation. It will be gradually distributed through a network of bank branches and ATMs across Argentina.
The BCRA has put a new ARS10,000 bank note into circulation. They will gradually be distributed through a network of bank branches and ATMs across Argentina.
The bank note features the portrait of Manuel Belgrano and María Remedios del Valle, heroine of the War of Independence, on the obverse. The reverse displays an artistic recreation of the pledge of allegiance to the Argentine flag that took place on Feb. 27, 1812. The portrait of Belgrano is attributed to François Casimir Carbonnier, a French artist, and del Valle belongs to the work “La Capitana” (The Captain) by Gisela Banzer, an Argentine artist.
The ARS10,000 bank note and the ARS20,000 bank note with the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi—which will be released into circulation in the last quarter of 2024—will significantly lower the cost of finished bank notes and streamline transactions and logistics in the financial system. Both bank notes belong to the “Heroines and Heroes of the Nation” series.
Security Features
The new ARS10,000 bank note has strict security features introduced by special printing systems. These features mainly contribute to recognition by both the general public and machines. The following is a list of these features.
Watermark: On the white area, the portraits of María Remedios del Valle and Manuel Belgrano become visible, and their initials come out in a light color.
Windowed security thread: A red three-windowed security thread is inserted into the bank note. The thread has a dynamic effect as the note is tilted. A continuous band with the acronym BCRA becomes visible when holding the banknote up to the light.
Optical variability ink: The image changes color from golden to green as the bank note is tilted, creating a three-dimensional dynamic effect.
The new bank note has two other security features: a latent image (the initials RA become visible when the bank note is held up horizontally at eye level and to the light), and a see-through register (the obverse and reverse combine to form the 10,000 denomination).
As for the features for the visually impaired, the bank note has a series of raised, parallel lines along its short edges.
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