Argentina 1950 20 centavos KM-45

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck in 1950 for Argentina at the Buenos Aires mint to commemorate the centennial of the death of liberator José San Martin. Similar five and ten centavos were issued.

Recorded mintage: 86,770,000 plus 40,071,000 of KM 42.

Specification: 4.02 g, copper-nickel, 21.4 mm diameter, designed by Mario Baiardi (1909-72).

Catalog reference: KM 45.

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:

• 1949 10 centavos
• 1949 20 centavos
• 1950 5 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1950 10 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1952 5 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1952 10 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1959 20 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1950