Argentina 1949 2 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck 1947-50 for Argentina at the Buenos Aires mint. The production of two centavo coins had ceased n 1896, to resume with a smaller copper coin in 1939. This subtype has lower relief than the earlier issue, making it difficult to photograph.

Recorded mintage: 7,290,000.

Specification: 3.4 g, copper, 20.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 38a.

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:

• 1947 centavo
• 1947 2 centavos
• 1948 centavo
• 1949 10 centavos
• 1949 20 centavos
• 1950 10 centavos, José de San Martin
• Coins and currency dated 1949