In memory of the 20th anniversary of the death of the Argentine literary author Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), a commemorative coin was issued according to the characteristics detailed below:
 

1 Peso

Obverse motif

It presents in the center the portrait of the writer with his name around it, followed by the dates that are commemorated “1986-2006”. In the upper arch the legend “REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA” between pearls, and in the lower one “IN UNION AND FREEDOM”.

Motif on the back

In the main field, “The Man in the Pink Corner”, one of Borges’ stories, he shows on the right margin the face value “1” and the word “PESO” inside the number. In the exergue, the year of minting “2006”.