United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (1810-1831), Argentine Confederation (1831-1860), Argentine Republic (1860-present)
Country in South America
Location: Southern Cone
Capital City: Buenos Aires (1810-1852, 1862-present), Paraná (1852-1862)
Government type: Provisional Government (1810-1814), Directorial Republic (1814-1820), Confederation (1820-1826, 1827-1853), Republic (1826-1827, 1853-present)
Main languages: Spanish
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1810: Viceroyalty of Río de la Plata independent from Spain
1810-1818: War of independence
1820: Collapse of national government
1831: Confederal arrangement formalized
1820: Collapse of national government
1853: Confederation reformed into Federation
1860: Argentine Confederation formally disestablished
1863: Spain recognizes Argentine independence
Currency
Real (1813-1881)
1 Sol = 1 Real • 16 Reales = 1 Escudo
Peso Fuerte (1826-1881)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Peso Moneda Nacional (1881-1969)
100 Centavos = 1 Peso • 5 Pesos = 1 Argentino
Peso Ley (1970-1983)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Peso Argentino (1983-1985)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Austral (1985-1991)
1 Austral = 100 Centavos
Peso Convertible (1991-present)
1 Peso = 100 Centavos
Coins from Argentina in the collection
Confederation (1831-1860)
•1 Centavo, 1854 (copper, Heaton mint (Birmingham), KM#23)
Republic (1860-present)
•1 Centavo, 1884 (bronze, KM#32)
•2 Centavos, 1891 (bronze, KM#33)
•5 Centavos, 1935 (cupronickel, KM#34)
•5 Centavos, 1942 (cupronickel, KM#34)
•5 Centavos, 1953 (cupronickel, KM#46)
•10 Centavos, 1911 (cupronickel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#35)
•10 Centavos, 1914 (cupronickel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#35)
•10 Centavos, 1947 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#41)
•10 Centavos, 1950 (cupronickel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#44) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of José de San Martín's death
•1 Peso, 1957 (nickel-plated steel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#57)
•1 Peso, 1960 (nickel-plated steel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#58) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of Independence
•1 Peso, 1962 (nickel-plated steel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#57)
•5 Peso, 1962 (nickel-plated steel, KM#59)
•10 Peso, 1967 (nickel-plated steel, KM#60)
•25 Peso, 1964 (nickel-plated steel, KM#61) Commemorative: First issue of Argentine coinage in 1813
•1 Peso, 1975 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires and Santiago mints, KM#69)
•20 Peso, 1978 aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#75) Commemorative: 1978 World Cup Argentina
•50 Peso, 1981 (brass-plated steel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#83a)
•100 Peso, 1980 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#85)
•1,000 Austral, 1990 (aluminum, KM#105)
•1 Centavo, 1998 (bronze, KM#113a)
•5 Centavo, 1994 (cupronickel, Buenos Aires mint, KM#109a.2)
•10 Centavo, 1992 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#107)
•10 Centavo, 1992 (aluminum bronze, Santiago mint, KM#107)
•10 Centavo, 1993 (aluminum bronze, Mexico City mint, KM#107)
•10 Centavo, 2004 (aluminum bronze, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#107)
•25 Centavo, 1992 (aluminum bronze, Santiago mint, KM#110.1)
•1 Peso, 1995 (copper-aluminum-nickel center in cupronickel ring, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#112)
•1 Peso, 2008 (copper-aluminum-nickel center in cupronickel ring, Buenos Aires mint, KM#112)
Banknotes from Argentina in the collection
Republic (1860-present)
•5 Centavo, 1891
•1 Peso, 1948-1949 (P#257)
•1 Peso, 1956 (P#263)
•10 peso, 1960-1962 (P#270)
•50 Peso, 19477 (P#301)
•1 Austral, 1986 (P#323)
•10 Austral, 1987-1989 (P#325)
•50 Austral, 1988-1989 (P#326)
•2 Peso, 1993-1996 (P#340)
•10 Peso, 2000-2002 (P#348)
•20 Peso, 2017 (P#361)
•50 Peso, 2018-2020 (P#363)
•100 Peso, 2014-2015 (P#358b)