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Argentina 5 Pesos Convertibles banknote 1998 General Jose de San Martin

Currency:GBP Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - South America Start Price:10.00 GBP Estimated At:80.00 - 85.00 GBP
Argentina 5 Pesos Convertibles banknote 1998 General Jose de San Martin
condition - very good. 151mm x 64mm

Central Bank of Argentina - Banco Central de la República Argentina
The $5 note design reviews the life of General José de San Martín (1778–1850).

The center front features his portrait and the background, a replica of General San Martín's will (January 23, 1844). This document highlights his filial and family feelings as well as true patriotism, evident in his wish for his heart to remain in Buenos Aires. His yearning came true, since his remains lie at the Mausoleum built to that end inside the Cathedral of Buenos Aires. The front of the note also reproduces "The Maipú Embrace," a painting by Chilean painter Pedro Subercaseaux (1881–1956) — whose works mostly relate to historical themes — evoking San Martín and O'Higgins' meeting after the Battle of Maipú.
The main motifs are intaglio printed and the background is offset printed.

The back of the note features a summary of the hero’s biography in microprinting and the Order of the Liberator's medal, designed by engineer and sculptor Ángel Ibarra García (1892–1972) and approved by the Order's Council on June 14, 1945.
It also features the Andes Army Monument, which is located at Cerro de la Gloria, inside the General San Martín Park, in the city of Mendoza. On top of the monument there is a group of grenadiers throwing themselves into battle. Liberty, with broken chains around her hands, advances over the group. Further down, a condor about to fly off symbolizes the inspiration behind the heroic deed. The Argentine Coat of Arms appears under the fraying group; in the eastern wall is the Peruvian Coat of Arms, and in the western wall, the Chilean one. On the front, detached from the whole and over a stone base, General San Martín's equestrian statue stands out. On the background and to both sides, two reliefs represent the Mounted Grenadiers Corps. On the eastern, southern, and western sides, three carved friezes attached to the base evoke the most remarkable facts about the creation of the army.
The monument is the work of Uruguayan sculptor Juan Manuel Ferrari (1874–1916). Juan Carlos Oliva Navarro (1888–1951) and Víctor Garino (1878–1958), among others, helped build it. The monument is unveiled on February 12, 1914, the date of the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Chacabuco.
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