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1 Peso Pucará de Tilcara - Silver Proof Issue
| Issuer | Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | A depiction of the Pucará de Tilcara, a pre-Columbian hilltop fortress constructed by the Tilcara people in the Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy Province, serving as a strategic defensive stronghold and now recognized as an important archaeological site. The fortified complex is rendered in relief against a plain field, conveying its terraced stone architecture. The encircling legend reads 'REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA' above and 'PUCARÁ DE TILCARA' below, all in Latin script. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized radiant sun rendered in a contemporary geometric design, with multiple elongated rays crossing one another in an intricate latticework pattern that fills the lower and central field. The denomination '1 PESO' appears prominently in the upper central field, with the issue year '2010' above it. The arc legend 'EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD' curves along the upper periphery. Within an oval cartouche at the base of the sun motif, the bicentennial dates '1810' and '2010' are inscribed, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Argentine independence. |
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| Mintage | 2010 - Proof - 1,000 |
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