Argentina 1987 50 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen features Oudiné's head of Liberty, first used in 1881. This type was issued 1985-88 during Argentina's third currency reform. Argentina was to suffer from bouts of hyperinflation for forty years, impoverishing a once prosperous region. In 1970, 100 old pesos = 1 new peso; in 1983, 10000 pesos = 1 peso argentino; in 1985, 1000 pesos argentinos = 1 austral. Another reform would occur again in 1992. The drab, charmless design of this coin suggests that its makers did not intend it for long service.

Recorded mintage: 64,525,000.

Specification: 5.4 g, brass, 24.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 99.

Source:

• 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:

• 1981 100 pesos
• 1987 centavo
• 1987 5 centavos
• 1987 10 centavos
• 1989 10 australes
• Coins and currency dated 1987