New Banknote Series

ARGENTINA'S NATIVE FAUNA

$1000 bill


The bill

The BCRA has launched the new $1000 bill that will be progressively distributed along the country as from December 1, 2017.

The obverse side of the bill has been designed vertically and it features the Rufous hornero as the representative animal of the Chaco-Pampas Region.

This is the fourth bill out of six of the new series called "Argentina's native fauna”.

Ícono de la huella del Hornero
Ícono de la flor
Ícono con el valor del billete
Ícono de extracción de dinero

Security Features



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Obverse

Design | The foreground design is engraved in intaglio and the background in offset.
A picture of the Rufous hornero with ornamental flowers is shown together with the words “HORNERO AVE NACIONAL”. The words “BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA” appear on the right side.
The background shows, as a security measure, a picture of the vegetation of the pampas plains in the lower part of the obverse side. In the upper part there appear the Rufous hornero’s footprints in multiple directions as a symbol of plurality; and ornamental flowers in both edges of the bill.
In the top left corner, letter “M” expresses the value in roman numbers, and in the top right corner there is a picture of the bird’s silhouette and its nest.

Ultraviolet light | The following patterns on the obverse of the bill glow under ultraviolet light:
- Security fibers: Small fibers with tricolor luminescence—turquoise, blue, and red—come up at random across the bill.
- Secondary security thread: it is made visible with yellow luminescence.
- Fluorescent printings: the images printed in violet turn into yellow luminescence.


Reverse

Design | The foreground design is engraved in intaglio and the background in offset.
The foreground design is an artistic recreation of the pampas plains, habitat of the Rufous hornero. The map of the distribution of the Rufous hornero showing the place where this bird lives is between the landscape and the bicontinental map of Argentina.
The picture of a group of Rufous horneros is formed when both upper sides of the bill are brought together.
At the bottom left-hand corner, there is a picture of the Rufous hornero standing for a toy that winks at a child in an attempt to raise the consciousness of next generations.

Ultraviolet light | The following features on the obverse of the bill glow under UV light:
- Security fibers: Small fibers with tricolor luminescence—turquoise, blue, and red—come up at random across the bill.
- Secondary security thread: it is made visible with yellow luminescence.
- Series: the series appearing in vertical and horizontal position are made visible with red and yellow luminescence, respectively.

Against the light | The following characteristics are visible when holding up the bill against the light:
- Watermark.
- Security threads: one main security thread is visible against the light and the other is woven into the bill.
- See-through register.




The Rufous hornero, Argentina’s national bird

Furnarius rufus is the scientific name of this bird. It was declared Argentine National Bird in 1928 by the Ornithological Association —Asociación Ornitológica del Plata— (known nowadays as Aves Argentinas) after the newspaper La Razón carried out a survey answered by forty thousand students across the country. Reed more about this story.

The Rufous hornero is an emblematic bird and one of the most representative species of Argentina. The nest made with clay, straw and roots and its duet song are the two main features to identify this bird. It lives in the city as well as in the countryside where it builds a climate-resistant nest.


“Above on that post, if the clay is soft,
he sings with sheer joy.
I wish I were an ovenbird
and build my hut while singing.”


     Fragment of the poem "El hornero" by Leopoldo Lugones

New Banknote Series

The new series highlights the enormous richness and biodiversity of Argentina.

The obverse side of each bill features the image of an animal native to each Argentine region, while the reverse side depicts the habitat of each species.

This series consists of six bills featuring the Rufous hornero, the jaguar, the southern right whale, the taruca, the Andean Condor and the guanaco. This design is intended to be a meeting point where Argentinians may contribute to reunion when it comes to honoring our country, and our fauna, thus causing everyone to commit to the environment, happiness and life.

For more information about the 6 animals and their habitat watch this documentary.

Apart from improving the security and quality of money in circulation, the BCRA is promoting the development of new electronic means of payments which reduce costs, make transactions more secure and encourage greater financial inclusion.

Issues launched in 2018
ARS100 banknote | Taruca.
ARS50 banknote | Andean condor.

Issues launched in 2017
ARS1000 banknote | Rufous hornero. National bird.
ARS20 banknote | Guanaco. Patagonian Steppe.

Issues launched in 2016
ARS500 banknote | Jaguar. Northeast Region.
ARS200 banknote | Southern right whale. Argentine Sea, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands.