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1 Peso Pattern - South Africa
| Issuer | Argentina |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The centre features a faithful reproduction of the obverse design of Argentina's first national coinage (KM#9), presented as a raised relief within the bimetallic inner disc. The outer ring bears the country name REPUBLICA ARGENTINA above and the commemorative legend PRIMERA MONEDA PATRIA below, flanking the central motif. The historic design incorporates the original mint mark, assayer initial, and denomination reference PTS·J·8S alongside the date 1813, referencing the inaugural Provincias del Rio de la Plata coinage. The composition emphasises Argentina's numismatic heritage by directly quoting the imagery of the 1813 issue within a modern bimetallic format. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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This 1994 pattern was struck as Argentina evaluated bimetallic technology for what would become its circulating 1 Peso coin, with South Africa's mint producing trial pieces as part of a competitive bidding process. The Pretoria Mint was among several foreign facilities that submitted proposals during the technical review.
The CJ#118 reference places it firmly in the pattern coinage literature, but documented survivors are few.