5 Pesos Centenary of the Discovery of Oil in Argentina

5 Pesos (Centenary of the Discovery of Oil in Argentina) - obverse5 Pesos (Centenary of the Discovery of Oil in Argentina) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Argentina
Period Federal Republic (1861-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2007
Value 5 Pesos
5 ARS = USD 0.0058
Currency Peso convertible (1992-date)
Composition Gold (.900) (Au 90 Cu 10)
Weight 8.064 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
49035
References KM# B145,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
CJ# 8.14,
Héctor Carlos Janson; 2020. La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 1574-2019 (3rd edition). Héctor Carlos Janson, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Schön# 159
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Centenary of the Discovery of Oil in Argentina

Obverse

In the central imprint, in custody between the years referred to the centenary of the commemoration "1907" and "2007", presents the image of the first oil extraction tower used opportunely and, below, the legend "CDRO. RIVADAVIA ".

In the upper arch, read "REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA" and in the lower "DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL PETRÓLEO".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA
1907 2007
CDRO. RIVADAVIA
DESCUBRIMIENTO DEL PETRÓLEO

Translation:
Argentine Republic
Discovery of Oil

Reverse

In the middle area to the left, it shows a punching machine, and to the right the face value "5" and the word "PESOS". In the upper border, the name of the province of "CHUBUT" and in the exergue, the year of coinage "2007".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CHUBUT
5
PESOS
2007

Edge

Reeded.

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2007  1 000 Proof

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