5 Pesos

Features

Issuer	Argentina
Period	Federal Republic (1861-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1961-1968
Value	5 Pesos (5 ARM)
Currency	Peso moneda nacional (1881-1969)
Composition	Nickel clad steel
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21.1 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Dodecagonal (12-sided)
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1970
Number	N# 1015 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 59, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 59, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. CJ# 289-296 Héctor Carlos Janson; 2020. La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 1574-2019 (3^rd edition). Héctor Carlos Janson, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Obverse

The Presidente Sarmiento Frigate, a former sailing ship and school, now museum of the Argentinian Armada.

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPUBLICA ARGENTINA

Translation: Republic of Argentina

Engraver: Jorge Nicastro

Reverse

Branches, value and year.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
PESOS
1963

Engraver: Jorge Nicastro

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Source: Wikipedia.

Two main groups of reverse are known.

Reverse
Type A - narrow date, "1" under "E".
Type B - wide date, "1" to the left of "E".
Note. The types differ by fonts of numerals as shown on photos.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.

Combinations
A: 1961.
B: 1962-1968.

Note. Different styles of obverse are known, differ by thickness of lettering and beads (see the photos above).

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1961	37 423 464	$ 0.28	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.32	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	35%
1962	42 361 657		$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 0.78	$ 0.78	36%
1963	71 769 406		$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.40	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	45%
1964	12 302 000				$ 0.42	$ 0.70			15%
1965	19 450 000		$ 0.22	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	22%
1966	17 259 472			$ 0.32	$ 0.36	$ 0.46	$ 0.52	$ 0.73	18%
1967	17 806 000				$ 0.32	$ 0.36	$ 0.43		17%
1968	12 633 567				$ 0.43	$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.54	14%

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