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Argentina says goodbye to the guanaco, the condor and the baker from its bills and welcomes new protagonists.
This is due to the fact that the Argentine peso will no longer have the model called "Animals" that the government of Mauricio Macri established in mid-2016. In its place, the national heroes and figures return, but with a novelty: this time there will be more women as protagonists of the currency.
The presentation of the new banknotes took place this afternoon at the Casa del Bicentenario.
As explained by President Alberto Fernández, what they are looking for with this update of the figures is to recover social identity.
In the presentation he assured "that an animal replace figures of the stature of San Martín and Belgrano seemed impossible to me."
For this reason, the well-known figure of Eva Perón, which illustrates the $100 bill, will be joined by those of Juana Azurduy and María Remedios del Valle.
Who are the women on the banknotes?
100-peso bill:
María Eva Duarte de Perón “Evita”.
Known for her social work and particularly for the rights of the poorest and also known as the "standard bearer of the humble", she has among her most outstanding achievements the enactment of the female suffrage law in 1947.
On September 9 of that year, the law that gave her the right and enabled all women in Argentina to vote was sanctioned.
In addition, the well-known "Evita law" was the initial kick to achieve the formal incorporation of women into the political arena.
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Eva Perón's face on a new Argentine banknote
In addition, through the Eva Perón Foundation, dedicated to social assistance, which obtained its legal status in July 1948, schools, hospitals, the famous School of Nursing and food stores were created.
200 pesos bill:
Juana Azurduy.
This Argentine heroine fought alongside the army of Manuel Belgrano, in 1816 she did the same with Miguel Martín de Güemes and was honored by Simón Bolívar himself.
Azurduy represented the armed struggle of the upper-Peruvian indigenous and mestizo population and became involved in the independence cause.
The figure of Juana Azurduy was revalued in recent years.
In July 2009, she was promoted post-mortem from the rank of lieutenant colonel to that of general in the Argentine Army.
In addition, he carried out in Argentina and created the Argentine First Aid Society.
500-peso bill:
María Remedios Del Valle.
She was one of the few women to have fought in the Wars of Independence since the first national government was formed on May 25, 1810.
Del Valle not only accompanied the troops feeding the soldiers and treating the wounded, but also fought with them.
He fought in the battle of Huaqui, Tucumán and Salta.
Thanks to her bravery, Manuel Belgrano named her Captain.
Every November 8, the National Day of Afro-Argentines and Afro Culture is celebrated in Argentina, in commemoration of the day of his death.
The return of Belgrano, San Martín and the incorporation of Güemes
Although the great novelty of the new banknotes is the presence of a greater number of women, the return of Manuel Belgrano, José de San Martín and the incorporation of Martín Miguel de Güemes into the Argentine currency were also announced.
Alberto Fernández says that he would like to change the animals on the banknotes and replace them with "proceres"
The figure of Belgrano will accompany that of María Remedios Del Valle, while that of Martín Miguel de Güemes will be escorted by Juana Azurduy.
For his part, José de San Martín will go only on the 1000-peso bill, which will continue to be the one with the highest denomination, as confirmed by the Ministry of Economy.
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