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ARGENTINA
Country in South America
Argentina is a massive South American nation with terrain encompassing Andes mountains, glacial lakes and Pampas grassland. Its big, cosmopolitan capital, Buenos Aires, is centered on the Plaza de Mayo, lined with stately 19th-century.
Capital and largest city: Buenos Aires
34°36′S 58°23′W
Official languages: None
Area: 2,780,400 km2
Currency: Peso ($) (ARS)
Time zone: UTC−3 (ART)
Driving side: right
Calling code: +54
ISO 3166 code: AR
Argentine peso (established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. Its ISO 4217 code is ARS.
Discontinued due to inflation, still legal tender
1 Peso
Composition: Copper plated steel
Weight: 4.3 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Obverse: The displays the silk floss tree. “JACARANDA”.
Reverse: The shows the flower of the silk floss tree. “1 PESO”
2 Pesos
Composition: Brass-plated steel
Weight: 5.0 g
Diameter: 21.5 mm
Obverse: The displays a silk floss tree, exhibiting its bottle-shaped trunk."PALO BORRACHO"
Reverse: The flower from the silk floss tree. “2 PESOS”
5 Pesos
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 7.3 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Obverse: The displays a myrtle tree."ARRAYÁN".
Reverse: The displays a flower of a myrtle tree. “5 PESOS”
10 Pesos
Composition: Nickel silver (Cu 70 Zn 24.5 Ni 5.5)
Weight: 9.0 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Obverse: The displays a stylized image of a myrtle tree “CALDÉN”.
Reverse: It displays the silhouette of a flower, and myrtle tree leaves. “10 PESOS”
Circulation coins
20 Pesos
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse side of the bill portrays a vertical layout of the guanaco with ornamental flowers.
The reverse side shows patagonian desert an typical habitat guanco. Besides, at the bottom of the left-hand corner there appears a picture of the guanaco as a way of drawing kids' attention.
50 Pesos
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse of the bill features the Andean condor which has a wide geographical distribution: the bird’s nesting is from south to north and its movements reach the coast from Tierra del Fuego up to the north of Saint Mathias Gulf.
The reverse side shows Mount Aconcagua, habitat of the Andean condor. The map of the distribution of the Andean condor is between the landscape and the bicontinental map of Argentina.
100 Pesos
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse of the bill features the taruca, a north Andean native deer, which represents the highly valuable natural and cultural heritage of the region.
The reverse side shows Sierra de Famatina is mountain range and massif in the Andes of the Argentine province of La Rioja.
200 Peso
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse of the bill features the Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena.
The reverse side shows Valdes Peninsula is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean in the Biedma Department of north-east Chubut Province, Argentina.
500 Peso
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse features jaguar is a critically endangered species. It is deemed a National Natural Monument.
The reverse side shows The Yungas is a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina.
1000 Pesos
Size: 155 x 65 mm
Composition: Paper
The obverse features Horneros are brown birds with rather short tails and fairly long bills the family Furnariidae, native to South America.
The reverse side features the Rufous hornero as the representative animal of the Chaco-Pampas Region.
