1 Peso (Pattern - France)
Argentina • 1 Peso • Bimetallic: aluminium-nickel bronze centre in copper-nickel ring (Cu 92 Al 6 Ni 2 - Cu 75 Ni 25) • 1994
- Denomination
- 1 Peso
- Issuer
- Argentina
- Struck
- 1994
- Currency
- Peso convertible
- Catalog refs
- CJ 113.1
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Where it came from
The 1994 Argentine 1 Peso pattern coin belongs to a series of experimental designs produced following the implementation of the Convertibility Plan in 1991, which sought to stabilize the Argentine economy. During this period, the Central Bank of Argentina explored various numismatic options to replace older, depreciated currency, commissioning several pattern strikes that were never intended for wide circulation as legal tender.
These patterns were largely designed to test new compositions and aesthetic directions for the nation's coinage, often drawing upon traditional Argentine iconography such as the Sun of May. While the exact artist for this specific pattern is not universally documented in public numismatic records, these pieces were produced as trial strikes at the Monnaie de Paris, reflecting the collaborative efforts between Argentine authorities and French minting expertise to achieve high-quality results for potential new circulating currency.
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