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10 ARA

Argentina 1946_1989 VF P-P-325 AI extracted ✦ AI 92%
Front · IMG_6046.HEIC cropped
Back · IMG_6047.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Argentina
Currency ARA
Denomination 10
Series name Austral series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency Peso Argentino
Successor currency Peso Convertible
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Santiago Derqui
Reverse subject Allegory of Progress and Liberty
Watermark Santiago Derqui portrait
Color palette #d4c4b0,#8b7355,#4a6b8a
Themes statesman
Language / script Latin

Front: Santiago Derqui (1809–1867), the sixth President of Argentina who served from 1860 to 1861 during the critical period of national unification. A lawyer and politician from Córdoba, Derqui played a significant role in Argentine constitutional history, presiding over the country during the transition from the Argentine Confederation to the unified Argentine Republic. His presidency was marked by the conflict between Buenos Aires and the Confederation, culminating in the Battle of Pavón. The note features his name inscribed vertically at right.

Back: Allegorical female figure representing Progress or Liberty, seated and holding aloft a torch or sun symbol, surrounded by laurel branches and the Argentine coat of arms featuring the Sun of May. This classical allegorical imagery reflects 19th-century republican iconography common to Argentine state symbolism. The inscription 'CASA DE MONEDA' confirms domestic printing.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Banco Central de la República Argentina
Issuer (native)
Printer Casa de Moneda de la Nación Argentina
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 155x65

Signatures: Presidente; Gerente General

Security features: thread,microprint,intaglio

Geography

Argentina in South America

Argentina in South America. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

The Austral series was introduced on June 15, 1985, replacing the peso argentino at a rate of 1 austral = 1,000 pesos argentinos, as part of the Austral Plan economic reforms under President Raúl Alfonsín to combat hyperinflation. The currency initially stabilized prices but ultimately succumbed to renewed hyperinflation by 1989–1991. The austral was replaced by the peso convertible on January 1, 1992, at a rate of 10,000 australes = 1 peso. This 10 australes note is among the lower denominations of the series, which eventually required notes up to 500,000 australes.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-325
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1985–1991
Provenance

How it came to me

Acquired date
Acquired from
Acquired price
Currency
Condition
Grade VF
Serial number 06.169.722C
Serial prefix 06
Serial suffix C

Light circulation wear, minor soiling at edges, some handling marks visible, paper remains crisp with good color retention

Valuation

What it's worth now

$0–$2
Type default range $0–$2
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-08 08:11:57 0.5 2.0 USD ai claude-sonnet-4-5: The 10 Australes P-325 is a common circulated note from Argentina's hyperinflation period; VF examples typically sell for $0.50–2.00 at dealers and online marketplaces.
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History & extractions

AI extractions (2)
anthropic · claude-opus-4-5 2026-05-08 02:34:50
status: ok · step 2 · $0.1783 · 6013↓ + 1175↑ tokens
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-08 02:34:50
status: error · step 1
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