Argentine Sol
The sol was a currency unit issued in Argentina. It was equal to and circulated alongside the real Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ..., with 16 soles = 1 ''escudo''. Coins Silver coins were issued in denominations of ½, 1, 2, 4 and 8 soles between 1815 and 1832. Modern obsolete currencies {{Argentina-hist-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Argentine Real
The real was the currency of Argentina until 1881. From 1822, it was subdivided into 10 ''décimos''. The sol was also issued during this period and was equal to the real, whilst the peso was worth 8 reales and the escudo was worth 16 reales. History Spanish colonial reales circulated alone until 1813, when Argentina began issuing its own coins. From 1820, paper money was also issued. In 1826, the peso moneda corriente and peso fuerte were introduced in paper money only. In 1854, coins were issued denominated in centavos. However, decimalization did not occur until in 1881, when the real was replaced by the peso moneda nacional at a rate of 8 reales to 1 peso. Coins Silver coins were issued in the name of the "Río de la Plata Province" in denominations of , 1, 2, 4 and 8 reales and , 1, 2, 4 and 8 soles, whilst gold coins (87.5%) were issued in denomination of 1, 2, 4 and 8 escudos. The state of Buenos Aires issued its own coins starting in 1822, denominated in reales and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |