Bicentennial of the First National Currency
On April 13, 1813, the Assembly of the Year XIII approved the minting of the First National Currency.
This piece reproduced on one of its faces the figure of an Inca sun “INTI” and the seal of the Assembly of the Year XIII on the other, a design replicated in the $1 coin of the current circulation.
To commemorate its bicentennial, in the $1 coin of the current line, during the year 2013, the year of minting is replaced by “1813-2013”.
1 Peso
Obverse Design
Core: Replica of the reverse of the first national currency, with the legend “EN UNION Y LIBERTAD”, the Potosí mint, made up of the letters “P T S” superimposed, the letter “J” of the assayer José Antonio de la Sierra, supervisor of the minting of this coin, “8S” (8 Scutum-escudos) corresponding to the value of the coin, and “1813”, year of minting.
Ring: In the upper arc “REPUBLICA ARGENTINA” and in the lower arc “PRIMERA MONEDA PATRIA”.
Reverse Design
Core: Replica of the obverse of the first national currency, with the Patrio Sun of 32 rays surrounded by the legend “PROVINCIAS DEL RIO DE LA PLATA”.
Ring: In the upper arc the value in letters “UN PESO”, in the lower arc “1813-2013” for the bicentennial of the first national currency, and two laurel branches on its sides.
| FACE VALUE | $1 |
| QUALITY | Circulation |
| METAL | Silver ring (Cu 75 / Ni 25) / Golden core (Cu 92 / Al 6 / Ni 2) |
| EDGE | Smooth |
| WEIGHT | 6.35 grams |
| DIAMETER | 23 mm (core 17 mm) |
| THICKNESS | 2.2 mm |
| MINT | Sociedad de Estado Casa de Moneda |
| ISSUE | 07/23/2013 |
| QUANTITY | 154,000,000 |