Former currency of Argentina
Argentine austral
austral argentino
(
Spanish
)
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Code
| ARA
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Unit
| austral
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Plural
| australes
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Symbol
| ?
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Subunit
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1
⁄
100
| centavo
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Symbol
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centavo
| ¢
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Banknotes
| ?1, ?5, ?10, ?50, ?100, ?500, ?1,000, ?5,000, ?10,000, ?50,000, ?100,000, ?500,000
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Coins
| 1
⁄
2
¢, 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 50¢, ?1, ?5, ?10, ?100, ?500, ?1,000
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Replaced
| Peso argentino
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Date of withdrawal
| 31 December 1991
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Replaced by
| Argentine peso
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User(s)
|
Argentina
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Central bank
| Banco Central de la Republica Argentina
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Website
| www
.bcra
.gov
.ar
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This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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The
austral
was the currency of
Argentina
between June 15, 1985, and December 31, 1991. It was divided into 100
centavos
. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line, (?). This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency (including centavos), to distinguish them from earlier currencies.
History
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Finance Minister
Juan Vital Sourrouille
devised the
Austral plan
.
[1]
The austral replaced the
peso argentino
at a rate of ?1 =
$a
1,000, making the austral worth US$1.25, or 80 centavos de austral per U.S. dollar.
In 1992, the austral was itself replaced by the
convertible peso
at a rate of
$
1 = ?10,000.
Coins
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In 1985, coins were introduced for
1
⁄
2
, 1, 5, 10 and 50 centavos. The
1
⁄
2
¢ was only issued in 1985, whilst production of the 1¢ ceased in 1987, 5¢ ceased in 1988, and that of the other centavo coins ended in 1989. In 1989, ?1, ?5 and ?10 coins were issued, followed in 1990 and 1991 by ?100, ?500 and ?1,000 denominations.
Centavo
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Averse
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Obverse
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Value
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Obverse
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Entered circulation
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Withdrawn
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Composition
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Diameter
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1
⁄
2
¢
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Hornero
|
23 Sep 1985
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31 Dec 1991
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Copper-Aluminium (92/8)
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19 mm
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1¢
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Rhea
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23 Sep 1985
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31 Dec 1991
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Copper-Aluminium (92/8)
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20 mm
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5¢
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Puma
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23 Sep 1985
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31 Dec 1991
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Copper-Aluminium (92/8)
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23 mm
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10¢
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Coat of arms
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14 Oct 1985
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31 Dec 1991
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Copper-Aluminium (92/8)
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21 mm
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50¢
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Liberty
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14 Oct 1985
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31 Dec 1991
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Copper-Aluminium (92/8)
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23 mm
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Austral
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Averse
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Obverse
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Value
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Obverse
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Entered circulation
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Withdrawn
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Composition
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Diameter
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?1
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Buenos Aires Cabildo
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27 Mar 1989
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31 Dec 1991
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Aluminium
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20 mm
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?5
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House of Tucuman
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22 May 1989
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31 Dec 1991
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Aluminium
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22 mm
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?10
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Casa del Acuerdo
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26 Jun 1989
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31 Dec 1991
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Aluminium
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22 mm
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?100
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Coat of arms
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28 Nov 1990
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31 Oct 1993
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Aluminium
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21 mm
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?500
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Coat of arms
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1 Nov 1990
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31 Oct 1993
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Aluminium
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23 mm
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?1,000
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Coat of arms
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28 Nov 1990
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31 Oct 1993
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Aluminium
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24 mm
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Banknotes
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In 1985, provisional issues were made consisting of $a1000, $a5000 and $a10,000 notes overstamped with the values ?1, ?5 and ?10.
Between 1985 and 1991, the following notes were issued by the Banco Central:
All banknotes except the provisional types show on the back an image of Liberty with a torch and shield. The provisional banknotes were produced from modified
peso ley
plates. On the obverses, the word PESOS were erased, whilst the reverse designs substituted the picture with the denomination written in words without spaces in several rows. The denomination was shown on both faces in the form ?10 MIL (?10,000), ?50 MIL (?50,000) and ?500 MIL (?500,000).
See also
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References
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External links
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