Description:
Obverse
Sol de Mayo (symbol, sun depicted with a face, and with alternating 16 straight and 16 wavy rays).
Legend: (name of the country) ARGENTINE REPUBLIC (below, U-shaped curved crown (9-9) 18 sheets)
Reverse
(Face value) 5 PESOS right of a branch with 9 leaves mintmark: (right) BAˢ (Buenos Aires Mint) Legend: (base, arched, year)
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