La Rioja 1860-B 1/2 real

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was struck in 1854 and 1860 at the mint of the province of La Rioja in Argentina. This is a common type. It and a two reales (KM 26) also dated 1860 are the last issues from this province. The early years of independence were torn by struggles between the centralists in Buenos Aires and regionalists in La Rioja, Cordoba, Salta and elsewhere who even issued their own coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, probably debased due to the precarious financial situation of the country at the time.

Catalog reference: KM 24 (filed under La Rioja).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
• Ferrari, Jorge N., Amonedación de la Rioja, 1838-1860, Vol. II, Buenos Aires, 1964.

Link to:

• 1854 ½ real
• Buenos Aires 1856 2 reales
• Coins and currency dated 1860
• return to Argentina or Argentina, La Rioja