Argentina 1942 10 centavos KM-41

from the Mountain Groan Collection. Note the obverse die cracks.

This specimen is one of a type struck 1942-50 for Argentina at the Buenos Aires mint. It is accompanied by aluminum bronze five and twenty centavos. The reverse pays tribute to two of Argentina's major products, wheat and beef. The three denominations had been copper-nickel but were switched to aluminum bronze because of wartime shortages.

Recorded mintage: 2,962,332 of KM 35 plus 15,541,000 of KM 41 (shown here).

Specification: 3 g, aluminum bronze, 19.5 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Eugéne-André Oudiné (1810-1887).

Catalog reference: KM 41.

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:

• 1940 10 centavos
• 1941 50 centavos
• 1942 2 centavos
• 1942 20 centavos
• 1943 5 centavos
• 1945 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1942