Argentina 1 Austral 1989

History

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

The Austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985 and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided 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.

Obverse	Construction (building, bridge etc.) Buenos Aires Cabildo Depicts the Buenos Aires Cabildo in the center, name of the country above, inscription "Buenos Aires Cabildo" below. The Buenos Aires Cabildo is the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as seat of the ayuntamiento during the colonial times and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Today the building is used as a museum. REPUBLICA ARGENTINA CABILDO DE BUENOS AIRES
Reverse	Value on the left, double lined “A” at top and date below on the right. ₳ 1 1989
Edge	Plain