Difference between revisions of "Argentina 1925 20 centavos"
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| − | This specimen features Oudiné's portrait of liberty, used on the twenty centavos from 1896 to 1942, when the rising price of nickel forced the Argentine government to switch to aluminum bronze. It is accompanied by a similar [[Argentina | + | This specimen features Oudiné's portrait of liberty, used on the twenty centavos from 1896 to 1942, when the rising price of nickel forced the Argentine government to switch to aluminum bronze. It is accompanied by a similar [[Argentina 1925 5 centavos|five]] and [[Argentina 1925 10 centavos|ten centavos]] coins. The last twenty centavos piece was struck in 1961. This type is very common in dealer junk boxes but is quite scarce in nice condition for a coin of such a low catalog value. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 3,799,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 3,799,000. | ||
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* [[Argentina 1924 20 centavos|1924 20 centavos]] | * [[Argentina 1924 20 centavos|1924 20 centavos]] | ||
* [[Argentina 1925 5 centavos|1925 5 centavos]] | * [[Argentina 1925 5 centavos|1925 5 centavos]] | ||
| + | * [[Argentina 1925 10 centavos|1925 10 centavos]] | ||
* [[Argentina 1929 20 centavos|1929 20 centavos]] | * [[Argentina 1929 20 centavos|1929 20 centavos]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1925]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1925]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:51, 8 July 2026
This specimen features Oudiné's portrait of liberty, used on the twenty centavos from 1896 to 1942, when the rising price of nickel forced the Argentine government to switch to aluminum bronze. It is accompanied by a similar five and ten centavos coins. The last twenty centavos piece was struck in 1961. This type is very common in dealer junk boxes but is quite scarce in nice condition for a coin of such a low catalog value.
Recorded mintage: 3,799,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 36.
- Cunietti-Ferrando, Arnaldo José, Monedas de la República Argentina, Asociación Numismática Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1965.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Janson, Hector Carlos, La Moneda Circulante En El Territorio Argentino, 1767-1998, Buenos Aires, 1998.
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