Argentina 1981 100 pesos

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck 1978-80 in aluminum bronze (KM 85) and 1980-81 in brass plated steel (KM 85a). The first is non magnetic and the second is magnetic; we omitted to test our specimen, which we believe is the first. José de San Martin, hero of the war of liberation, is depicted on the obverse. Raging inflation, a problem which still afflicts Argentina, made its circulating life brief.

Recorded mintage: 154,260,000 (both varieties).

Specification: KM 85: 8 g, aluminum bronze, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge. KM 85a: brass plated steel, 7.9 g, 27.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 85 or 85a.

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.

Links to:

• 1976 peso
• 1978 20 pesos, World Cup
• 1978 50 pesos, World Cup
• 1978 100 pesos, World Cup
• 1979 50 pesos, conquest of Patagonia
• 1979 100 pesos, José de San Martin
• 1987 centavo
• 1987 5 centavos
• 1987 10 centavos
• 1987 50 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to coins of Argentina