The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic is the body in charge of issuing our currency.
Currently, the coins that continue to be used in our country are the 5 and 10 pesos, which were the last issued by the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA). However, there are pieces from the value of 1 cent.
During the 90s, 5 centavos, 10, 25, 50 and 1 peso were common, and there were no more than those. The rest of the values began in bills, from 2 pesos to 100. But with the growing inflation, accelerated after 2017, the 5 peso coin was created.
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All legal tender currencies in Argentina in 2024, according to the BCRA
Currently, low denomination coins are considered forced legal tender. This means that they must be accepted as a method of exchange by the country’s businesses. And in Argentina they are the following:
- 1 Cent
- 5 cents
- 10 cents
- 25 cents
- 50 cents
- 1 Peso Trees of the Argentine Republic
- 1 Weight
- 1 Bicentennial Peso of the First National Currency
- 1 Peso Bicentennial Series
- 2 Pesos Trees of the Argentine Republic
- 2 pesos
- 5 Pesos Trees of the Argentine Republic
- 10 Pesos Trees of the Argentine Republic
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What is the Argentine 1 cent coin like?
The Argentine 1 cent coin began to be issued on April 10, 1992 in 3 variants. Two whose composition is 92% copper and 8% aluminum, differentiated by their shape (one circular and the other octagonal), and the third with 97% copper, 2.5% Zinc and 0.5% tin.
On the obverse you can see joined laurel branches, surrounding the phrase “In union and freedom.” On the back, the face value.
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Source: Ambito
