5 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Argentina
Period	Federal Republic (1861-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1896-1942
Value	5 Centavos (0.05 ARM)
Currency	Peso moneda nacional (1881-1969)
Composition	Copper-nickel (Cu 75 Ni 25)
Weight	2 g
Diameter	17 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 January 1943
Number	N# 3240
References	KM# 34, 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# 130 to 172, Héctor Carlos Janson; 2020. La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 1574-2019 (3^rd edition). Héctor Carlos Janson, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Schön# 37 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Freedom head Oudine facing left earing a Phrygian cap with the country name above surrounding around the rim and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
*1933*

Translation:
Argentinian Republic
*1933*

Engraver: Eugène-André Oudiné

Reverse

Value within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
CENTAVOS

Edge

Reeded

Comments

In 1919 and 1920, planchets for these coins where manufactured by the United States Mint in Philadelphia.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1896	1 499 000				$ 9.10		6%
1897	3 981 000		$ 3.00	$ 3.00	$ 4.30	$ 9.70	8%
1898	2 661 000			$ 1.50	$ 5.30	$ 5.30	6%
1899	2 835 000		$ 3.50	$ 3.50	$ 3.50		7%
1903	2 502 000			$ 3.20	$ 3.50	$ 4.40	6%
1904	2 518 000		$ 2.80	$ 2.80	$ 2.80		6%
1905	4 359 000		$ 1.70	$ 1.70	$ 4.10		9%
1906	3 939 000		$ 1.30	$ 4.80	$ 5.40		9%
1907	1 682 000			$ 7.50	$ 16		5%
1908	1 693 000		$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 4.30		6%
1909	4 650 000	$ 0.98	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	10%
1910	1 469 000			$ 2.20	$ 2.20		5%
1911	1 431 000			$ 1.20	$ 2.20		6%
1912	2 377 000		$ 0.49	$ 0.49	$ 1.10	$ 13	7%
1913	1 477 000			$ 4.00	$ 6.50		5%
1914	1 097 000			$ 0.54			5%
1915	1 310 000		$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.20		7%
1916	1 310 000				$ 3.20	$ 11	5%
1917	1 009 000		$ 3.00	$ 3.00	$ 8.90		5%
1918	2 287 000		$ 0.45	$ 0.47	$ 1.60		8%
1919	2 476 000		$ 0.96	$ 1.10	$ 1.40	$ 2.20	8%
1920	5 235 000		$ 0.43	$ 0.57	$ 1.10	$ 2.10	13%
1921	7 040 000		$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 0.61	$ 1.00	15%
1922	9 427 000		$ 0.66	$ 0.93	$ 1.10	$ 2.40	17%
1923	6 256 000		$ 0.54	$ 0.81	$ 0.81	$ 1.90	15%
1924	6 355 000			$ 0.61	$ 0.61	$ 0.61	13%
1925	3 955 000			$ 0.91	$ 0.91	$ 0.91	11%
1926	3 560 000		$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 1.70		11%
1927	5 650 000		$ 0.55	$ 0.71	$ 0.86	$ 2.00	13%
1928	6 380 000			$ 0.92	$ 0.93	$ 0.93	14%
1929	11 831 000	$ 0.19	$ 0.43	$ 0.54	$ 0.89	$ 1.80	20%
1930	7 110 000		$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 1.10	$ 2.00	14%	round top "3"
1931	506 000			$ 2.10	$ 4.90		4%	flat top "3"
1933	5 537 000			$ 0.54	$ 0.89	$ 1.30	14%	round top "3"
1934	1 288 000			$ 0.96	$ 1.80	$ 3.20	7%	round top "3"
1935	3 052 000			$ 0.22	$ 0.95		10%
1936	7 175 000	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.75	$ 1.10	16%
1937	7 063 000		$ 0.37	$ 0.38	$ 0.88	$ 2.20	16%
1938	10 252 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.43	$ 0.85	$ 0.85	20%
1939	7 171 000			$ 0.54	$ 0.88	$ 0.97	16%
1940	10 191 000			$ 0.42	$ 0.82	$ 1.00	20%
1941	951 000				$ 1.10	$ 1.60	7%
1942	8 692 000			$ 0.20	$ 0.93	$ 1.10	20%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232237 Lot 63407	Sep 8, 2022	1931 – flat top "3"	UNC (NGC UNC Details (Obverse Scratched))	USD 55.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232221 Lot 64393	May 19, 2022	1931 – flat top "3"	UNC (NGC UNC Details (Obverse Scratched))	Unsold
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232345 Lot 62152	Nov 2, 2023	1933 – round top "3"	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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