Circular CIRMO 3-123: Issuance of the $20,000 Banknote from the "Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland" Series

"YEAR OF THE DEFENSE OF LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY" COMMUNICATION “A” 8132 13/11/2024 TO FINANCIAL ENTITIES:
Ref.: Circular
CIRMO 3-123:
Issuance of the $20,000 banknote from the "Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland" family ___________________________________________________________________________ We address you to inform you that the Board of Directors of this Institution has ordered the issuance of the $20,000 circulation banknote from the "Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland" family. This banknote presents the following characteristics:
Size: maintains the measurements of the other banknotes in circulation (65mm x 155mm).
Paper: it is made of 90 g/m² cotton and presents the following security elements:

• Watermark: localized, molded, and three-dimensional. It is visible when held up to the light and reproduces the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi accompanied by the initials JBA in electrotipe.
• Security fibers: invisible and with blue, red, and yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light, distributed randomly in the paper.
• Security thread: blue in color, 4mm wide, with the acronym BCRA in clear text and dynamic effect.
  Prints: offset, intaglio, screen printing, and letterpress systems have been used.
  Among the security elements printed on the obverse, the following stand out:
• Security backgrounds with iris effect.
• Front-back complement motif: the partial denomination motif 20000 located in the lower left corner complements by transparency with that of the reverse.
• Optical variable ink: symbolic representation of the National Constitution, located in the upper right corner, changes color from magenta to green when tilting the banknote and presents a three-dimensional dynamic effect.

Date of issuance	Obverse motif	Reverse motif	Predominant colors
13/11/24	Portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi	Artistic representation of J. B. Alberdi's birthplace	Blue and ochre

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• Motif printed in gold ink: laurel branch to the left of the portrait.
• Identification for people with blindness: code with relief perceptible to the touch, located on both vertical edges of the banknote.
• Intaglio printing: applied to the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi, texts, numerical values, latent image, and code for people with blindness.
• Latent image: ornamental motif situated in the lower right corner, within which the letters “RA” appear when the banknote is observed with raking light.
• Microprintings -text “BCRA20000BCRA20000…”-: 1) below the latent image, 2) forming the vertical line to the right of Alberdi's portrait and 3) on the lapel of the jacket.
  The security elements printed on the reverse are the following:
• Vertical numbering: on the left margin in red color, with red luminescence under ultraviolet light.
• Horizontal numbering: in the upper right corner in black ink, with digits of variable size, with yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light.
• Microprintings: presented in a line below the roof.
  Likewise, we recommend displaying –in the cash sectors of all your offices– the informational poster on the characteristics of the $20,000 banknote from the Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland family, reproducing the model attached as an annex to this communication, whose dimensions will be 14.8 cm in base by 21.0 cm in height. For the purpose of having the aforementioned poster, you must access the exclusive site for financial entities: https://www3.bcra.gob.ar through the username and passwords that each entity has in its possession. Once connected, you will observe in the main menu the link “File $20,000 Banknote Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland” from which you can download the file Afiches_Billete.zip. Finally, the sheets that correspond to replace in the ordered text on Monetary Circulation are attached. We salute you attentively. BANK OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Myriam Fernández Principal Treasury Manager Alejandra I. Sanguinetti General Deputy Manager of Payment Means

ANEXO

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B.C.R.A. Circulation Banknote $20,000
Annex to
Com. “A”
8132

1.2.22.2. Paper.
It is made of 90 g/m² cotton and presents the following security elements:

• Watermark: localized, molded, and three-dimensional. It is visible when held up to the light and reproduces the portraits of María Remedios del Valle and Manuel Belgrano, accompanied by the initials MV and MB in electrotipe.
• Security fibers: invisible and with blue, red, and yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light, distributed randomly in the paper.
• Security thread: red in color, 4mm wide, with the acronym BCRA in clear text and dynamic effect.
  1.2.22.3. Prints.
  Offset, intaglio, screen printing, and letterpress systems have been used.
  Among the security elements printed on the obverse, the following stand out:
• Security backgrounds with iris effect.
• Front-back complement motif: the partial denomination motif 10 000 located in the lower left corner complements by transparency with that of the reverse.
• Optical variable ink: sun image, located in the upper right corner, changes color from gold to green when tilting the banknote and presents a three-dimensional dynamic effect.
• Identification for people with blindness: code with relief perceptible to the touch, located on both vertical edges of the banknote.
• Intaglio printing: applied to the portraits of María Remedios del Valle and Manuel Belgrano, texts, numerical values, latent image, and code for people with blindness.
• Latent image: ornamental motif situated in the lower right corner, within which the letters “RA” appear when the banknote is observed with raking light.
• Microprintings: On the lower edge of the motif containing the latent image and on the lapel of Manuel Belgrano's jacket.
  The security elements printed on the reverse are the following:
• Vertical numbering: on the left margin in red color, with red luminescence under ultraviolet light.
• Horizontal numbering: in the upper right corner in black ink, with digits of variable size, with yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light.
• Microprintings: on the flagpole.
  1.2.23. $20,000 banknote from the Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland family.
  The $20,000 circulation banknote from the "Heroines and Heroes of the Fatherland" family is issued, which preserves the size of the Peso Line banknotes. B.C.R.A. MONETARY CIRCULATION
  Section 1. Banknotes and coins in circulation
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1.2.23.1. Date of issuance, obverse/reverse motifs, and predominant color.

Date of issuance	Obverse motif	Reverse motif	Predominant colors
13/11/24	Portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi	Artistic representation of J. B. Alberdi's birthplace	Blue and ochre
1.2.23.2. Paper.
It is made of 90 g/m² cotton and presents the following security elements:

• Watermark: localized, molded, and three-dimensional. It is visible when held up to the light and reproduces the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi, accompanied by the initials JBA in the electrotipe.

• Security fibers: invisible and with blue, red, and yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light, distributed randomly in the paper.

• Security thread: blue in color, 4mm wide, with the acronym BCRA in clear text and dynamic effect.
  1.2.23.3. Prints.
  Offset, intaglio, screen printing, and letterpress systems have been used.
  Among the security elements printed on the obverse, the following stand out:

• Security backgrounds with iris effect.

• Front-back complement motif: the partial denomination motif 20 000 located in the lower left corner complements by transparency with that of the reverse.

• Optical variable ink: symbolic image of the National Constitution located in the upper right corner, changes color from magenta to green when tilting the banknote and presents a three-dimensional dynamic effect.

• Motif printed in gold ink: laurel branch to the left of the portrait.

• Identification for people with blindness: code with relief perceptible to the touch, located on both vertical edges of the banknote.

• Intaglio printing: applied to the portrait of Juan Bautista Alberdi, texts, numerical values, latent image, and code for people with blindness.

• Latent image: ornamental motif situated in the lower right corner, within which the letters “RA” appear when the banknote is observed with raking light.

• Microprintings -text “BCRA20000BCRA20000…”-: 1) below the latent image, 2) forming the vertical line to the right of Alberdi's portrait and 3) on the lapel of the jacket.
  The security elements printed on the reverse are the following:

• Vertical numbering: on the left margin in red color, with red luminescence under ultraviolet light.
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• Horizontal numbering: in the upper right corner in black ink, with digits of variable size, with yellow luminescence under ultraviolet light.

• Microprintings: presented in a line below the roof.
  1.3. Coins.
  1.3.1. Characteristics.
  The 1 and 2 peso coins and the 1 (with incorporated octagon), 5, 10, 25, and 50 centavo coins are circular in shape. The $0.01 pieces had an original octagonal format and smooth edge. The obverse motifs are: laurel branches united surrounding the phrase “In Union and Liberty” for $0.01; the Patriotic Sun of 32 rays for $0.05; the National Coat of Arms for $0.10; the Cabildo of Buenos Aires for $0.25, and the House of Tucumán for $0.50. The reverse, common to all pieces, includes the numerical value, the word “centavos,” and the year of minting. The $1 piece reproduces the first historical coin; on the obverse, the National Coat of Arms with the legend “EN UNION Y LIBERTAD-1813” surrounded by the phrase “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC - FIRST PATRIOTIC COIN”; the reverse exhibits the Patriotic Sun with the phrase “PROVINCES OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA,” the value in words, the year of minting, and laurel branches. B.C.R.A. MONETARY CIRCULATION
  Section 1. Banknotes and coins in circulation
  VALUE
  $
  ALLOY COLOR WEIGHT g
  DIAMETER mm
  EDGE
  0.01
  Cu/Al 92/8 Golden 1.77
  16.20
  Smooth
  Grooved
  Cu/Sn/Zn 97/0.5/2.5 Reddish 2.00 Grooved
  0.05
  Cu/Al 92/8 Golden 2.02
  17.20
  Grooved
  Cu/Ni 75/25 Silvered 2.25 Grooved
  Electroplated steel with brass Golden 2.00 Smooth 0.10 Cu/Al 92/8 Golden 2.25 18.20 Grooved Electroplated steel with brass Golden 2.20 Smooth 0.25 Cu/Al 92/8 Golden 5.40 24.20 Grooved Cu/Ni 75/25 Silvered 6.10 Grooved
  0.50 Cu/Al 92/8 Golden 5.80 25.20 Grooved
  1 Ring: Cu/Ni 75/25
  Core: Cu/Al/Ni 92/6/2
  Ring: silvered
  Core: golden
  6.35 23.00 Smooth
  2 Ring: Cu/Al/Ni 92/6/2
  Core: Cu/Ni 75/25
  Ring: golden
  Core: silvered
  7.20 24.50 Partially
  grooved
  1 Electroplated steel with copper Reddish 4.30 20.00 Smooth 2 Electroplated steel with golden alloy Golden 5.00 21.50 Smooth 5 Electroplated steel with nickel Silvered 7.30 23.00 Smooth 10 Homogeneous alloy with nickel Light yellow 9.00 24.50 Grooved Version: 2nd. COMMUNICATION “A” 8132 Validity:
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The $2 coin presents, on its obverse, the visual identity of the Argentine Bicentennial created by the Presidency of the Nation for its commemoration, with the inclusion in its center of the sun (core), displaying on the upper arc “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC” and on the lower arc “IN UNION AND LIBERTY” (ring). On the reverse, it presents, in its core, the face value of the coin “2 Pesos” framed with the visual identity of the Argentine Bicentennial, observing on the lower arc of the ring the year of the commemoration “2010,” completing the perimeter with laurels and perlado. The $1 coin of the new monetary cone Trees of the Argentine Republic shows on the obverse, in the central field, the stylized representation of the Jacaranda, in the upper arc, the text “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC” and, in the lower, “JACARANDA,” the common name of the tree. On the reverse, on the right, a synthesis of the Jacaranda flower, in the upper arc, the year of minting “2017” and, in the lower, the motto “IN UNION AND LIBERTY.” The location of the denomination “1 PESO” represents the region of greatest importance of the species in Argentine territory, the Northwest. The $2 coin of the new monetary cone Trees of the Argentine Republic presents on the obverse, in the central field, the stylized representation of the Ceiba tree, with its most characteristic profile, with the trunk in the shape of a bottle. In the upper arc, the text “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC” can be read and in the lower, “PALO BORRACHO.” On the reverse, it displays, on the left, a synthesis of its flower. In the lower arc, it reads “IN UNION AND LIBERTY,” in the upper, “2018,” the year of minting. Located in the upper right sector, in allusion to the northeast of Argentina, from whose jungles the ceiba tree is native, it reads “2 PESOS.” The $5 coin of the new monetary cone Trees of the Argentine Republic shows on the obverse, in the central field, the stylized representation of the Myrtle, in the upper arc, the text “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC” and, in the lower, “MYRTLE,” the common name of the tree. On the reverse, on the right, a synthesis of the Myrtle flower accompanied by the year of minting “2017” and, in the upper arc, the motto “IN UNION AND LIBERTY.” The location of the denomination “5 PESOS” represents the region of greatest importance of the species in Argentine territory, Patagonia. The $10 coin of the new monetary cone Trees of the Argentine Republic shows on the obverse in the central field, the stylized representation of the caldén, a species exclusive to our country and owner of a characteristic wide and rounded crown; in the upper arc, the text “ARGENTINE REPUBLIC” and in the lower, “CALDÉN,” the common name of the tree. The reverse displays a synthesis of the flower and in it, in small characters, the numerical denomination continuously, and caldén leaves. In the upper arc, the motto “IN UNION AND LIBERTY,” and in the lower, the year of minting “2018.” The location of the denomination “10 PESOS” symbolizes the
section from where the tree is native within our country, in this case, the center. B.C.R.A. MONETARY CIRCULATION
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B.C.R.A. ORIGIN OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THE ORDERED TEXT ON MONETARY CIRCULATION ORDERED TEXT ORIGIN NORM OBSERVATIONS Section Point Paragraph Com. Chapter Point Paragraph 1.
1.1. “A” 2131 I 1°
1.2.1. “A” 2131 I 2° 1° According to Com. “A” 7572.
1.2.2. “A” 2131 I 2° 1°
1.2.3. “A” 3208 According to Com. “A” 7572.
1.2.4. “A” 2131 I 2° 2° According to Com. “A” 7572.
1.2.5. “A” 2062 I 2° According to Com. “A” 2076, 2099,
2163, 2187 and 7572.
1.2.6. “A” 2626 1° According to Com. “A” 2652, 2722,
2952, 3030 and 3062.
1.2.7. “A” 2626 1° and 2° According to Com. “A” 2652, 2722,
2952, 3030, 3062 and 7572.
1.2.8. “A” 2626 3° According to Com. “A” 2652, 2722,
2952, 3030 and 3062.
1.2.9. “A” 2626 4° to 7° According to Com. “A” 2652, 2722,
2952, 3030, 3062 and 7572.
1.2.10. “A” 2626 8° According to Com. “A” 2652, 2722,
2952, 3030, 3062, 5153, 5200,
5452, “B” 9975 and 10065.
1.2.11. “A” 5454 According to Com. “A” 5942.
1.2.12. “A” 5722
1.2.13. “A” 5941
1.2.14. “A” 6001
1.2.15. “A” 6087
1.2.16. “A” 6335
1.2.17. “A” 6380
1.2.18. “A” 6549
1.2.19. “A” 6613
1.2.20. “A” 7808
1.2.21. “A” 7882
1.2.22. “A” 8003
1.2.23. “A” 8132
1.3.1. “A” 2062 I 3° According to Com. “A” 2131, 2219,
2239, 5258, 6400, 6614 and “B”
10255.
2.
2.1. “A” 2131 II 1°
2.2. “A” 2131 II 2°
2.3. “A” 6182 According to Com. “A” 6230.
2.4 “A” 6182 According to Com. “A” 6230.
3.
3.1.1. “A” 2131 III 1° According to Com. “B” 6249, 8260,
8304, 9955 and “C” 7777.
3.1.2. “A” 2131 III 1° According to Com. “B” 6249 8260,
8304, 9955 and “C” 7777.
3.1.3. “A” 2348 III 2° According to Com. “A” 2792, 4770,
4846 and 5122.
3.2.1. “A” 2131 III 1° According to Com. “B” 6249, 8260,
8304, 9955 and “C” 7777.
3.2.2. “A” 2131 III 3°