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25 Pesos National Constitution Convention
| Issuer | Argentina |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Obverse description | The Argentine National Shield occupies the central field, flanked in the lower portion by two smaller shields representing the cities of Paraná and Santa Fe. A circular legend reading REPUBLICA ARGENTINA arcs along the upper perimeter, while the inscription CONSTITUCION NACIONAL appears along the lower perimeter between two dots. The design commemorates the constitutional reform of 1994 and the two host cities of the National Constituent Convention. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized open book representing the Argentine Constitution is centered in the field, with ribbons on the left and right pages bearing the opening words of the Constitutional Preamble: 'Nos los representantes del Pueblo...' ('We the representatives of the People...'). Below the book, the denomination sign '$25' and the date '25.V.1994' — the date on which the sessions of the National Constituent Convention commenced — are inscribed. The legend CONVENCION NACIONAL CONSTITUYENTE arcs along the upper semicircle of the perimeter, with the date '25.V.1994' appearing in the lower portion between two dots. |
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Issued to mark the 1994 constitutional reform that allowed Carlos Menem to stand for re-election — the single most politically contentious provision of the entire revision process. The convention, held in Santa Fe and Paraná, also introduced several structural changes including the direct election of senators and a reduced presidential term, but the re-election clause was widely understood as the reason Menem's Peronist party pushed for the convention in the first place.