The golden Argentino was the only official golden coins made by the argentine Casa de Moneda from 1881 to 1896, according to law N° 1130, sanctioned in 1881 during Julio Argentino Roca's presidency.
Gold currency
The Argentino was an Argentine currency equal to 5
pesos oro sellado.
The argentino coin was issued in 1881 and 1884 and it weighs 4.0322 grams. The argentino coin was issued from 1881 to 1896 and it weighs 8.0645 grams. Both were made of gold 0.900.
Planned currency
The Argentino was a
complementary currency in
Argentina
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announced by then-president
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
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on December 26, 2001 during the
Argentine economic crisis.
It would have circulated alongside the peso and the dollar. He resigned on December 30, 2001 and this plan was never implemented.
The currency was to replace the
Patacón, the
LECOP and other provincial
bonds.
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Sources
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Argentino
Proposed currencies
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