Coins of ARGENTINA - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
5 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a sun with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces in the country). Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 5 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 2007, Brass clad steel. Diameter - 17,20 mm., Thickness - 1,40 mm. The weight - 2,2 g. Smooth edge. This type of coin was produced in 2006-2010.
10 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin - the coat of arms of the country: in an oval shield, a white man and an Indian are shaking hands, holding a Phrygian cap on a stick, the whole composition is in a laurel wreath, at the top there are suns with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces of the country). Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 10 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 2009, Brass clad steel. Diameter - 18,20 mm., Thickness - 1,30 mm. The weight - 2,20 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 118. This type of coin was produced in 2006-2010.
25 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the coin - the image of the town hall of Buenos Aires. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 20 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 1992 Aluminum bronze (Cu 92 Al 8). Diameter - 24,20 mm., Thickness - 1,80 mm. The weight - 5,40 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 150. This type of coin was produced in 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010.
50 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin is the Tucuman provincial administration building. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 50 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 1994 Aluminum bronze (Cu 92 Al 8). Diameter - 25,20 mm., Thickness - 1,80 mm. The weight - 5,80 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 144. This type of coin was produced in 1992 - 1994, 2009, 2010.
1 pesos. Obverse: In the center - the coat of arms of the country: in an oval shield, the handshake of a white and an Indian holding a Phrygian cap on a stick, the whole composition is in a laurel wreath, at the top is the sun with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces of the country). Around the coat of arms there is a semicircular inscription: EN UNION Y LIBERTAD · PTS · J · 8S · 1813. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: above - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, below - PRIMERA MONEDA PATRIA. Reverse: In the center is the sun with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays, framed by a laurel wreath. Around the sun there is a circular inscription: PROVINCIAS DEL RIO DE LA PLATA. At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. In the upper part in a semicircle - denomination: UN PESO. 1994 Bimetal: ring - copper-nickel alloy (Cu 75 Ni 25); insert - aluminum bronze (Cu 92 Al 6 Ni 2). Diameter - 23,00 mm., Thickness - 2,20 mm. The weight - 6,35 g. Smooth edge. Circulation: 75. This type of coin was produced in 1994 - 1996, 2006 - 2010.
2 pesos "200 years of the May Revolution of 1810". Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a sun with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces in the country). Around the sun are stylized flower petals. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the coin there is a face value in a frame of flower petals - 2 PESOS. Left and right - laurel branches, at the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. 2010 Bimetal: ring - aluminum-bronze alloy, insert - copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 24,50 mm., Thickness - 2,20 mm. The weight - 7,20 g. Edge - sectoral corrugation. This type of coin was produced in 2010-2011.
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION:
Coins with a denomination of 1 centavo, Coins made of precious metals, as well as commemorative, special and commemorative coins, including everyday commemorative Coins "200th Anniversary of the May Revolution of 1810" are rarely found.
1 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there are four lines of inscriptions in a laurel wreath: IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. At the top of the Coin, a semicircular inscription: REPUBLICA ARGENTINA Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 1 CENTAVO, below - the year of issue. 1997 Bronze. Diameter - 16,20 mm., Thickness - 1,50 mm. The weight - 2,00 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 50. Coin of this type was issued in 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 In 1992 - 1993 a coin of the same design was issued from aluminum bronze weighing 1.77 year Also in 1992, a coin of a similar design was issued in an octagonal shape (aluminum bronze, Diameter - 16,20 mm., Thickness - 1,40 mm., The weight - 1,77 year).
5 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin there is a sun with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces in the country). Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 5 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 1993 Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu 75 Ni 25). Diameter - 17,20 mm., Thickness - 1,50 mm. The weight - 2,25 years Circulation: 245. Corrugated edge. Coin of this type was issued in 1993 - 1995, 2004, 2005 In 1992, 1993, 2004, 2005, a coin of a similar design was minted from an aluminum-bronze alloy (Diameter - 17,20 mm., Thickness - 1,40 mm., The weight - 2,02 year).
10 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the Coin - the coat of arms of the country: in an oval shield, a white man and an Indian are shaking hands, holding a Phrygian cap on a stick, the whole composition is in a laurel wreath, at the top there are suns with 16 straight and 16 wavy rays (according to the number of provinces of the country). Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 10 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 1993 Aluminum bronze (Cu 92 Al 8). Diameter - 18,20 mm., Thickness - 1,40 mm. The weight - 2,25 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 500. This type of coin was produced in 1992 - 1994, 2004 - 2006.
25 centavo. Obverse: In the center of the coin - the image of the town hall of Buenos Aires. Along the edge of the Coin there are semicircular inscriptions: at the top - REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, at the bottom - IN UNION Y LIBERTAD. Reverse: In the center of the Coin there is an inscription in two lines: 20 CENTAVOS, below - the year of issue. 1993 Copper-Nickel Alloy (Cu 75 Ni 25). Diameter - 24,20 mm., Thickness - 1,80 mm. The weight - 6,10 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 150. This type of coin was produced in 1993, 1994, 1996.
2 pesos "75th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Argentina". Obverse: In the center of the Coin is the main entrance to the Central Bank of Argentina. On both sides of the entrance there are inscriptions: on the left - 31 · V · 1935, on the right - 31 · V · 2010. At the bottom of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription: BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA. Reverse: On the right - a fragment of the bank's logo, on the left - the inscription: 2 PESOS. At the bottom of the Coin - the year of issue. 2010 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 30,35 mm., Thickness - 2,02 mm. The weight - 10,47. Sectoral corrugation edge. Circulation: 100. The only year of release.
2 pesos "30 Years of War for the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands". Obverse: In the upper left part of the Coin, the denomination is indicated: "2 PESOS" (2 pesos), under which the country is indicated - República Argentina (Republic of Argentina). On the right side of the Coin there is a schematic outline of the country and the Falkland Islands. In the lower central part of the Coin - the year of minting: "2012". Reverse: Along the edge of the Coin there is a circular inscription: * MALVINAS * | CAUSA REGIONAL AMERICANA ". In the center of the Coin the dates are indicated:" 1833 ", below it:" 1982-2012 ". 2012 Metal: bimetal - copper-nickel coin in an aluminum bronze ring. Diameter - 24,5 mm., Thickness - 2,2 mm. The weight - 7,2 g. Edge: sectoral corrugation. Circulation: 5 pieces, including 015 Proof.
Artist: Carlos P. Rodríguez Dufour. The only year of release.
2 pesos "200th Anniversary of Argentine Independence". Obverse: in the center of the coin there is an image of the sun (stylized epaulettes from the military uniform of General Don José de San Martín (whose portrait is shown on the 5 peso banknote)) and the denomination is designated: "2 PESOS" (2 pesos). At the top of the Coin there is an inscription: "EN UNION Y LIBERTAD" (In Unity - Freedom). The year of minting is indicated at the bottom of the Coin: "2016". Reverse: in the center of the coin there is an image of a Phrygian cap - a symbol of freedom, strung on a lance, symbolizing internal defense. The image of shaking hands symbolizes the unity and brotherhood of the peoples of the united provinces of Rio de la Plata. At the top of the Coin there is an inscription: "REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" (Republic of Argentina). In the lower part of the Coin, the years of the country's Independence are indicated and the inscription: "1816 | INDEPENDECIA | 2016" (1816 | Independence | 2016). Metal - copper alloy (92%), aluminum (6%) and nickel (2%) in the outer ring; copper (75%) and nickel (25%) in the inner disc; The weight - 7,2 years; Diameter - 24,5 mm. general and 17 mm. the central part. Circulation: 200 (000 million) copies.
The coin has been in circulation since July 11, 2016.
