Argentina 1954 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is one of a type struck 1952-56 for Argentina at the Buenos Aires mint. Liberator José San Martin is depicted. Similar five, ten and twenty centavos were issued.

Recorded mintage: 132,224,000.

Specification: 5.12 g, nickel plated steel, 21.3 mm diameter, designed by Mario Baiardi (1909-72).

Catalog reference: KM 49.

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:

• 1950 50 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1952 5 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1952 10 centavos, José de San Martin
• 1955 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1954