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There is less and less left for the $20,000 bill go out into the street. As advanced THE NATION, this will start circulate at the end of Octoberaccording to the forecasts managed by the Central Bank (BCRA). In the coming days, the monetary entity would receive a first limited sample, which will be delivered to the banks so that they can begin testing to adapt the ATMs for their sale.
At the beginning of this year, he BCRA announced through a statement that it would launch $10,000 and $20,000 bills in the course of 2024. “The issuance of these denominations will facilitate transactions between users, make the logistics of the financial system more efficient and will significantly reduce the costs of acquiring finished banknotes,” said the organization headed by Santiago Bausili.
In May, the $10,000 bill which, at the moment, is the one with the highest denomination. This has the effigies of Manuel Belgrano y Maria Remedios del Valletwo figures who fought together for the cause of national independence. Given the imminent arrival of $20,000, many are wondering what this paper money will look like to know what they will find.
For security reasons, Images of the new $20,000 bill are not yet allowed to circulateaccording to sources from the Central Bank THE NATION. However, a brief description was given about the new issue of paper money.
Its design belongs to the family “Heroines and Heroes of the Homeland”, just like the $10,000 one. As reported by the BCRA at the beginning of this year, this choice has “the purpose of saving costs and shortening production times,” which is why existing sketches were chosen.
The central figure of the $20,000 bill will be Juan Bautista Alberdian Argentine hero recognized for having laid the foundations for the first National Constitution, which was sanctioned in 1853. Furthermore, it is a figure in Argentine history that the president Javier Miley He stood out publicly on several occasions. His portrait will be on the obverse, while the central illustration on the reverse will be the recreation of his birth house.
Juan Bautista Alberdi will be on the $20,000 bill
Like the $10,000 bill, this one will retain the size of the bills in circulation and will be printed on cotton paper, with its traditional safeguards such as the watermark and security thread. “At the same time, security elements will be incorporated through special printing systems that will be intended mainly for the general public, but will also allow machine recognition,” the Central explained.
It is not the first time that Alberdi It is the figure of a ticket in Argentine history. In November 1984, his image was incorporated into the paper currency of 5000 pesos. At the end of 1987, it ceased legal tender after the establishment of the austral as a monetary unit of our country, and in July 1988 it was demonetized.
Juan Bautista Alberdi was on the $5000 bill between 1984 and 1987 (Source: www.monedasbilletes.com)www.monedasbilletes.com
Juan Bautista Alberdi He was a lawyer, diplomat, economist, writer, philosopher, journalist and politician. He was born on August 29, 1810 in San Miguel de Tucumán. As a young man, he moved to Buenos Aires to train in politics, but he also ventured into different areas such as journalism, music and writing.
In 1831 he entered the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) to study Law, but decided to move to Córdoba due to the conflict he had with Juan Manuel de Rosas. In this province he continued his training and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Law. In 1835 he founded the Literary Hall along with the statesman, historian and writer Juan María Gutiérrez and the poet and writer, Esteban Echeverría. This was a space dedicated to the debate, exploration and dissemination of European romanticism.
However, due to his opposition stance with the Rosas government, he decided to go into exile in Europe, until returning to South America in 1843 to settle in Chile. There he served as lawyer y journalistwork that helped him establish his principles and reflect on the foundations of politics.
Alberdi gave the bases for the text of the National Constitution of 1853
In 1852, Alberdi wrote Bases and starting points for the political organization of the Argentine Republic, a draft in which he detailed the fundamental principles so that a nation can consolidate and function as such. The public reception was massive, which inspired the creation of the National Constitution of 1853. Many of its points were included or considered to be part of this essential document in the history of the country.
Two years later he was appointed as representative of the Argentine Confederation in Paris, Madrid and London. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1879 with the aim of running as a deputy. However, his health did not allow him to carry out this wish and he moved to France, where died June 19, 1884. His remains were transferred to the Government House of Tucumán.
Currently, the Lawyer’s Day In our country it is celebrated in his honor on the date of his birth. In this way, the great contribution he made by being the creator of one of the most influential written works in national history is commemorated.
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