1978 Football World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup (the IX staging) was held in Argentina. This was the first time our country hosted a world football championship. To commemorate this event, two series of copper and silver coins were issued at the time.
The importance and significance of this coinage, the only one in our history about a sports event, makes these pieces a memorable series for collectors and football lovers.
20 pesos / 50 pesos / 100 pesos
Obverse design
Football players.
Football player against a background of meridians and parallels.
Football stadium against a background of meridians and parallels.
Reverse design
World Cup logo. Face value in numbers followed by the word “PESOS” on the right and the year of coinage beneath.
| FACE VALUE | $20 (twenty pesos) / $50 (fifty pesos) / $100 (one hundred pesos) |
| QUALITY | Circulation |
| METAL | Cu 92 / Al 6 / Ni 2 |
| WEIGHT | 5 g / 5.75 g / 6.5 g |
| DIAMETER | 22 mm / 23.5 mm / 25 mm |
| PRESENTATION | In 6-unit bags (3 from the year 1977 and 3 from the year 1978); in 3-unit bags (3 from the year 1978) |
| MINT | Casa de Moneda (Chile) |
| DATE OF ISSUE | 1977 / 1978 |
1000 pesos / 2000 pesos / 3000 pesos
Obverse design
Sun appearing on the first Argentine coin of 1813. Venues of the tournament.
Argentine coat of arms and emblems of host cities.
Hemisphere with the Argentine Republic in a zenithal projection.
Reverse design
World Cup logo. Face value in numbers followed by the word “PESOS” on the right and the year of coinage beneath.
| FACE VALUE | $1000 (one thousand pesos) / $2000 (two thousand pesos) / $3000 (three thousand pesos) |
| QUALITY | Proof |
| METAL | 900 silver |
| WEIGHT | 10 g / 15 g / 25 g |
| DIAMETER | 28 mm / 33 mm / 38 mm |
| PRESENTATION | Numbered cardboard envelope containing 3 units from year 1977 or 1978 |
| MINT | Casa de Moneda (Chile) |
| DATE OF ISSUE | 1977 / 1978 |