Argentina 1968 25 pesos KM-63

from the Stonecat Collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This commemorative was struck for Argentina in 1968 along with the regular 25 pesos of 1964-68 (KM 61). Wikipedia comments, "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was President of Argentina from 1868 to 1874."

Recorded mintage: 15,804,390 plus 4,446,130 of KM 61.

Specification: 6.5 g, nickel plated steel, plain edge, 25.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 63.

Source:

• Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1966 10 pesos, sesquicentennial
• 1967 25 pesos
• 1968 10 pesos
• 1971 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1968