Argentina 1960 peso KM-58

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen commemorates the deposition of Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, the last Spanish viceroy of Rio de la Plata, in May 1810, the first step to independence. The building depicted, where the Cabildo sat, still exists in Buenos Aires.

Recorded mintage: 98,751,000 plus 75,048,000 of KM 57.

Specification: 6.6 g, nickel plated steel, 25.9 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 58.

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:

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