The 50 Pesos commemorative banknote, issued in 2015 by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, celebrates the bicentennial of the May Revolution of 1810. This uncirculated note features a portrait of Julio Argentino Roca, enhanced with patriotic motifs such as the Argentine cockade, plume, and bicentennial seal. With classic security elements like a watermark and embedded thread, it blends historical significance with modern numismatic craftsmanship. A unique collector’s item reflecting Argentina’s journey to independence.
Obverse
Deep navy blue print on light teal, pink, yellow, and multishaded cyan underprint; serial numbers red and black.
Outline of Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
Map of South America and the Caribbean including the Argentina Antarctic Territory
Giant kelp (seaweed), albatross
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
ISLAS MALVINAS, GEORGIAS DEL SUR, SANDWICH DEL SUR
Y ESPACIOS MARITIMOS CIRCUNDANTES DEL ATLANTICO SUR
Ningún suelo más querido
de la Patria en la extensión
CINCUENTA PESOS
Translation:
Central Bank of the Argentine Republic
The Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas of the South Atlantic
No land is more beloved than the Homeland’s extensions
Fifty Pesos
Reverse
Deep navy blue print on light teal, pink, purple, yellow, and multishaded cyan underprint.
Scene of Gaucho Antonio Rivero riding a horse and holding a waving Argentine flag.
Landscape and Darwin cemetery (Argentine cemetery on the Falkland Islands)
light cruiser “General Belgrano” (sunk by the Royal Navy during the Falklands War, 2 May 1982)
Falkland seagull (gaviota malvinense). Coat of arms at bottom-right corner.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
en unión y libertad
GAUCHO ANTONIO RIVERO
(Entre Rios 1808 – Buenos Aires 1845)
Primer defensor de la soberania nacional en las Islas Malvinas,
recuperó la soberania patria en el año 1833.
Luchó por los derechos sociales de los trabajadoresen las Islas.
S.E. CASA DE MONEDA
Translation:
Argentine Republic
in union and liberty
Gaucho Antonio Rivero
(Entre Rios 1808 – Buenos Aires 1845)
First defender of national sovereignty in the Malvinas Islands, he recovered national sovereignty in 1833.
He fought for the social rights of workers in the Islands.
Argentine Mint
Watermark
Map of the Falkland Islands and electrotype “IM”
© ajbbarbados (CC BY-NC)
Signatures
| Alejandro Vanoli (AV) | President of the Central Bank of Argentina |  |
| Julián Dominguez (JD) | President of the Honourable Chamber of Senators |  |
Printer
Casa de Moneda, Argentina
Comments
Security thread:
Windowed into three sections on the obverse side, when seen under a backlight, the inscriptions of “BCRA $50” and the islands map are repeated throughout.
© Kiet Tran
Features
| Issuer | Argentina |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (Banco Central de la República Argentina) |
| Ruling authority | Federal Republic (1861-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 50 Pesos 50 ARS = GBP 0.030 |
| Currency | Peso convertible (1992-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 155 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
