Some banknotes designs

Hey! I don't know how well you are informed about the economical situation we are living in Argentina... Inflation, low wages, government corruption, devaluation, etc...
A couple of months ago it was told by the government, as a gossip, that a new currency would be issued by the end of this year and the early 2014. It's meant to replace the "Peso" and be called "Peso Federal" (or Federal Peso in English).
As I'm studying Design at school and I love designing currency (coins or banknotes, I like it whether the material), I created these...
I tried to erase completely the appareance of people in them, as we have had during our whole numismatic history, just to "ban" political arguments (in fact, the Senate is trying to issue right now a Juan Perón banknote that, as you may know, was a very influential person from our history but he was a dictator and not all Argentinians agreed with his political views; there was a huge political argument when the Evita banknote was issued last year). Instead, I added the Argentinian fauna for one side, and the most iconic Argentinian landscapes. Each banknote represents a geological region from the country, the Antarctica, Chaco, Cuyo, the Patagonia, the Puna, the Mesopotamia, and the Pampas.
In my opinion, the best one is the 100 Pesos one.
The actual Peso worths (according to the Argentinian Government) 0.20 USD approximately. But, the real value given by independent economists, is of 0.10 USD. This new currency would erase a "0" from the exchange rate and give the Peso a value of 2 USD (or 1 USD according to the parallel dollar).

Here, the designs:



Little detail: this banknote would have phosphorescent plancton by the "sea" when seen in the dark.















Personally: I hate this one



^This is the best^

I hope you liked them :`
Wish Argentina a little bit of luck with its government and economy (8

Hello,

Those are really good designs. You should send them to the government and with a lot of luck they may choose them. I think they would be great design for Argentina notes.

Regards

I like them too. You've got talent, for sure!  

That last banknote is great!    Thank you very much for sharing!

 I did not read the explanations at the top, to start with, and looked down the images first, and thought they are nice banknotes. Then I saw they were not real and you designed them - they are really good !! There is a mistake on the 2 Pesos as only one side is shown twice, so what is on the other side of it?  

Beautiful. I love the animals.

It looks great! How are the coins from mollosia coming along?

Some really great ideas. I think that there is probably a little too much pictorial content. I don't mean to crush your art work, I think it is a really nice idea. I think the themes are right and I like your emphasis on the natural world.
I would go for less is more; then I think the government would go for it.

Wow congrats these are really beautifull, Great work!

I think they are amazing! well done  

yes, maybe some need a little work, but if you can somehow send these to the government I think they definitely have potential.

Quote: elvis123Hello,

Those are really good designs. You should send them to the government and with a lot of luck they may choose them. I think they would be great design for Argentina notes.

Regards

Well you see, here we are having a huge corruption in our country, and the Central Bank and the Mint are closed to the public in general... they just care about stealing money. I tried to send a coin design in 2011 but they told me that "the designs are privately exclusive for the employees of the Bank and the Mint", so I decided not to fight for it anymore.

Quote: smoked_caramelThanks!  

Quote: Lotus07I agree with you! haha Thanks to you :)

Quote: ZacUKI didn't notice! I've already changed it    Thanks so much!  

Quote: manxcat12I loved them too! That's why I chose them  

Quote: coinsnnotes2011Thanks! I'm working on them since last Thursday, as soon as I finish them I'll email you  

Quote: bam777Thanks for your critique! I think the same, mostly the "landscape side" is the most crowded of both sides. I'll take it for my future works   

Quote: apukingThanks!  

Quote: eminemThanks so much! As I said before the Bank would never take rid of the potential of some Argentinian Designers and Illustrators (they asked a SWISS man to design the conmemorative banknote of the woman who the most fighted for Argentina nationalisation of public services and Argentinian sovereignty, Eva Perón -well in fact she did nothing but "loving" her husband- ). I mean, I know a lot of people who could design better banknotes and coins than the ones we are using at the moment in Argentina. I think the government should improve their ways of following their motto "Nacional y Popular" (National and Popular) by actually improving cultural places and giving jobs to Argentinians instead of stealing money and employing foreigners.
Best regards  
PS: please excuse my bad English, I'm writing this quickly because I have to study and do a couple of things   

Great designs  

Quote: otto rupeeGreat designs  

Thanks :)

Simply amazing.

Quote: theemptytrunkSimply amazing.

Thanks so much  

Absolutely amazing!

Quote: 15turtlesAbsolutely amazing!

Thanks!  

These are very nice.  Although all are superb, I too am fond of the 100.

I can tell each took to heart content and uniqueness to easily discern one denomination from another.  That and  potential security anti-counterfeiting measures: Potential hologram marks and fine print moire effects.

The Swiss National Bank had a competition for the next series of notes.  Dunno how many other countries do this sort of thing.  Too bad yours doesn't.

http://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/cash/newcash/id/cash_new

If I have your permission I'd like to print off a set for my collection.  If you have higher-res samples that'd be awesome.

Quote: Diego KnyteThese are very nice.  Although all are superb, I too am fond of the 100.

I can tell each took to heart content and uniqueness to easily discern one denomination from another.  That and  potential security anti-counterfeiting measures: Potential hologram marks and fine print moire effects.

The Swiss National Bank had a competition for the next series of notes.  Dunno how many other countries do this sort of thing.  Too bad yours doesn't.

http://www.snb.ch/en/iabout/cash/newcash/id/cash_new

If I have your permission I'd like to print off a set for my collection.  If you have higher-res samples that'd be awesome.

Yes, it's such a pity that Argentina Central Bank does not have this sort of contests or competition... I knew about the new Swiss Notes! I love them!
I'd love to send you higher resolution pictures but the thing is I don't have. I have the psd document and the pictures I've just posted  

Your design work is much better than I have ever accomplished.  Well done!

In general, I didn't like the mixing of different animals on the front side of each note.  I suggest either sticking with one animal per note (combined with a less interfering background), or at least grouping similar types of animals (mammals, birds, marine life) together on their own notes.

Are these notes all meant to be the same size?  How did you determine the length and height of the notes?

Quote: CeruleanYour design work is much better than I have ever accomplished.  Well done!

In general, I didn't like the mixing of different animals on the front side of each note.  I suggest either sticking with one animal per note (combined with a less interfering background), or at least grouping similar types of animals (mammals, birds, marine life) together on their own notes.

Are these notes all meant to be the same size?  How did you determine the length and height of the notes?

Thanks!  
Yeah, well, Argentina currency was developed to have the same size for all notes since 1992, this to enhance the electronic cashiers and it to be easier to storage and printing them. I know it's better for them to have different sizes but, in my opinion, I like them all with the same size.

Then you'd really have to look at the designs to know what note you have.