Unlike the others, these greens are worth less and less. Five-peso banknotes will cease to be valid on 1 February 2020; and from this Thursday, in theory, they can be exchanged for coins of the same value. Now, those who want to make the exchange in Mendoza will have to arm themselves with patience, because – as in the time of the colony – these coins have not yet reached the province.
“Unfortunately, we only know the currency of five if we are lucky enough to travel to Buenos Aires” (Sergio Giménez)
This was stated by the owner of the Gremio La Bancaria in Mendoza, Sergio Giménez. “There are no coins. This has to do with a shortage of the Central Bank, which is the governing body. The institution has established a change but does not generate operating conditions so that the replacement does not affect the operation of the retail,” he said. Giménez warned that faced with these obstacles, what will be offered from today to those who wish to get rid of the banknotes will be other bills of more denomination. “If you come with two out of five, we’ll give you one out of ten, and so on,” he explained. “Unfortunately, we only know the coin of five if we are lucky enough to travel to Buenos Aires.” The excuses to justify the missing one are quite original. Among them, “there are no funds to send the new money.” Either way, the days of old Saint Martin on five bills are counted: it will be replaced by a metal piece where you can see the illustration of an arrayan tree. In this note:
Coins
Central Bank
La Bancaria
Five-peso coins
