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5 Pesos 25th Anniversary of the South Atlantic War
| Issuer | Argentina |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Peso convertible (1992-date) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of an Argentine soldier in military uniform and beret occupies the central field, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like background. Behind the figure, a stylized Argentine national flag unfurls across the upper field. The dates 1982 and 2007 appear at the left and right periphery respectively, flanking the design. The circular legend REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA runs along the upper rim, while the inscription LA NACIÓN A SUS HÉROES is prominently displayed across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA 1982 2007 LA NACIÓN A SUS HÉROES |
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Argentina's 1982 conflict with Britain over the Malvinas lasted 74 days and ended in military surrender, but its political afterlife proved considerably longer. The junta that launched the invasion collapsed within months; the war accelerated the return to civilian rule under Alfonsín by late 1983. Commemorating a lost war in gold is an unusual institutional choice, and Argentina has done it more than once with this conflict.
Issued by the Casa de Moneda under the Kirchner administration, whose political rhetoric around Malvinas sovereignty was particularly active throughout the 2000s.