20th Anniversary of Jorge Luis Borges’ Death

This is a commemorative coin issued to pay homage to the 20th anniversary of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges’ Death (1899-1986).
 

1 peso

Obverse design

The center displays the writer’s portrait surrounded by his name and the dates commemorated, “1986-2006.” The legend “REPUBLICA ARGENTINA” (ARGENTINE REPUBLIC) is arranged to form the upper arch and between pearls, and the inscription “EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD” (IN UNION AND LIBERTY) shapes the lower arch.

Reverse design

It shows the image of one of Borges’ stories, “El hombre de la esquina rosada” (Man on Pink Corner); the right margin displays the face value, “1,” and the word “PESO” is inside the number. The exergue contains the year of coinage, “2006.”