25 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Argentina
Period	Federal Republic (1861-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1993-1996
Value	25 Centavos 0.25 ARS = USD 0.0010
Currency	Peso convertible (1992-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	6.1 g
Diameter	24.2 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2216
References	KM# 110a, 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. CJ# 4, Héctor Carlos Janson; 2020. La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 1574-2019 (3^rd edition). Héctor Carlos Janson, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Schön# 111a Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

In the field of the Cabildo building, the perimetral legend "REPUBLICA ARGENTINA" is at the top with a point at the beginning and end, with "EN UNION Y LIBERTAD" at the bottom of milled edge points

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
· EN UNION Y LIBERTAD ·

Translation:
Argentinian Republic
· In Union and Freedom ·

Reverse

The denomination with the number "25" in the fields with the word "centavos" below and the date below, surrounded by points or granas.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25
centavos
1994

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (한국조폐공사), Daejeon, South Korea (1951-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
	South African Mint, Centurion, South Africa (1992-date)

Comments

Several varieties exist with differences in the building.

CJ# 4.2.2 - 1993 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door pasted to the columns) (Year with thick numbers)
CJ# 4.2.3 - 1993 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door with panel) (Year with thick numbers)
CJ# 4.2.4 - 1993 - Korea Mint
                                   (Entrance door with a separation of the columns) (Year with thin numbers)
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev

CJ# 4.3.1 - 1994 - Royal Mint
                                   (Entrance door with a separation of the columns) (Year with thin numbers)
CJ# 4.3.2 - 1994 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door pasted to the columns) (Year with thick numbers)
CJ# 4.3.3 - 1994 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door with panel) (Year with thick numbers)
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev

CJ# 4.3.4 - 1994 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door with panel) (Year with thick numbers) (magnetic)
CJ# 4.4.1 - 1996 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door with grid) (Year with thin numbers)
CJ# 4.4.2 - 1996 - South African Mint
                                   (Entrance door with grid) (Year with thin numbers) (mirroring background)

The different towers

On the coin from 1996 two varieties on the fence of the balcony on the tower: without and with vertical bars.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1993	300 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.26	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.48			18%	CJ# 4.2.2
1993					$ 0.41	$ 0.41			5%	CJ# 4.2.3
1993	90 000 000	$ 0.28	$ 0.44	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 0.48	$ 0.66	35%	CJ# 4.2.4
1994	90 000 000	$ 0.11	$ 0.21	$ 0.32	$ 0.39	$ 0.54	$ 0.58	$ 1.10	51%	CJ# 4.3.1
1994	110 000 000	$ 0.14	$ 0.32	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.42			17%	CJ# 4.3.2
1994				$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.39	$ 0.51	$ 1.30	12%	CJ# 4.3.3
1994									1.3%	CJ# 4.3.4 magnetic
1996	95 000 000	$ 0.12	$ 0.24	$ 0.27	$ 0.32	$ 0.39			42%	CJ# 4.4.1
1996									3%	CJ# 4.4.2 mirroring background

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