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| General Description | In 1985, provisional issues were made consisting of 1000, 5000 and 10,000 peso argentino notes over stamped with the values 1, 5 and 10 australes. |
| Front Description | The portrait of Gral. José de San Martín, an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain. From the city of Mendoza began his plan for the final liberation of South America: after creating the Army of the Andes with the same crossed the Andes and liberated Chile, in the battles of Chacabuco and Maipu. Taking control of Chilean vessels, attacked the center of Spanish power in South America, the city of Lima, which declared its independence in 1821. He met with Simon Bolivar in Guayaquil and gave him his army and the goal of completing the liberation of Peru. Along with Bolivar is considered the most important South American liberator of Spanish colonization. In Argentina he is recognized as the "Father of the Nation" and is considered a national hero and patriot. In Peru, he is recognized as the liberator of that country, with the title "Founder of the Freedom of Peru", "Founder of the Republic" and "Greatest General of the Armies." In Chile, recognizes his army rank of Captain General. |
| Back Description | The Crossing of the Andes was one of the most important feats in the Argentine and Chilean wars of independence, in which a combined army of Argentine soldiers and Chilean exiles invaded Chile leading to Chile's liberation from Spanish rule. The crossing of the Andes was a major step in the strategy devised by José de San Martín to defeat the royalist forces at their stronghold of Lima, Viceroyalty of Perú, and secure the Spanish American independence movements. |
| Catalog code | P#320 |
| Height | 75.00 mm |
| Width | 155.00 mm |
| Material | Paper |
| Printed by | Argentina - Casa de la Moneda de la República |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
