Argentina 1916 5 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck 1896-99, 1903-1942 for Argentina, most likely at the Buenos Aires mint. It is accompanied by copper-nickel ten and twenty centavos. The three types had the longest production run of any Argentine coin. They are very common in low grade but surprisingly scarce in choice condition.

Recorded mintage: 1,310,000, a better date.

Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel, 17.3 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Eugéne-André Oudiné (1810-1887).

Catalog reference: KM 34.

Source:

• Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1574-2015, Buenos Aires, 2015.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1914 10 centavos
• 1915 5 centavos
• 1919 20 centavos
• 1920 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1916