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1 Peso
| Issuer | Argentina |
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| Year | 1881-1883 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse description | The Argentine national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a clasped handshake beneath a Phrygian cap on a pike, enclosed within an oval cartouche, with a radiant sun rising above. The arms are flanked on either side by laurel and oak branches tied with a ribbon at the base, and by two crossed flags and two spears. The encircling legend REPUBLICA ARGENTINA arcs around the upper periphery, with a five-pointed star at each lower side and the date of issue in large numerals at the bottom. The entire design is contained within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Argentina's monetary unification in 1881 was genuinely consequential — before the Ley de Moneda of that year, the country had no single national currency, with provincial banks issuing competing paper and Buenos Aires operating effectively as a separate financial system. This peso fuerte was the first standardized national silver coin struck under the unified regime, minted in Buenos Aires and, for some years, supplemented by contracts with European mints.
The series spans three dated years with meaningful mintage variation between them. The 1882 date is notably scarcer in circulated grades, as production was sharply curtailed mid-series.