Argentina 1940 2 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type superseded Oudiné's portrait of liberty heretofore used on the two centavos until 1896. This type was struck 1939-47 and is common.

Recorded mintage: 4,625,000.

Specification: 3.4 g, bronze, 20.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 38.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.

Link to:

• 1940 centavo
• 1940 5 centavos
• 1940 10 centavos
• 1940 50 centavos, pattern in nickel by Lucien Bazor
• 1941 50 centavos
• 1946 2 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1940
• return to coins of Argentina