Commemorative coin of Bicentennial of the May Revolution in Argentina

The Central Bank of Argentina reported that on Monday December 2, 2011 will begin circulating the new currency of two pesos. This is a mint commemorative Bicentennial of the May Revolution. Coexist with tickets of equal value and integrate the current money supply. Serve as payment for all transactions

The first series of this coin is 100 million units, which will reach the public as usual mechanism BCRA distribution through financial institutions. The distribution process will begin on Monday, December 12.

Contrary to the current 1 peso coin, this new piece at the heart of the coin is silver and gold ring is. Its diameter is 24.5 mm.

In terms of design, at the center of the obverse presents the Argentine Bicentennial visual identity created for the commemoration by the Office of the President, with the inclusion in the center of the sun. In the ring, meanwhile, reads in the upper arch reading "Argentina" and in the lower arch, "In Union and Liberty."

The reverse of the coin features the core face value, "2 pesos", framed with the visual identity of Argentine Bicentenary. In the lower arch ring shows the year of commemoration, "2010", completing the perimeter with laurels and pearl.

Also, the song of the new $ 2 coin is composed of four sections and four slotted flat, alternating each other to facilitate touch recognition by the visually impaired.

Its metal composition comprises a copper alloy (92%), aluminum (6%) and nickel (2%) in the ring and copper (75%) and nickel (25%) in the nucleus.

From there on the market will start to speculate whether it also will double the cash up to the issuance of paper money, that is, if you will bear the $ 200, or $ 500, to resemble the purchasing power of the highest nomination dollar and euro.

Argentina will issue coin for 160 years the College of Uruguay

Argentina's Senate approved the bill's deputy PS, Lisandro Viale, to mint a commemorative coin for 160 years in the Colegio del Uruguay "Justo José de Urquiza," the city of Concepción del Uruguay, (completed in 2009), with the image of the historic building.

The College is located in the city of Concepción del Uruguay, Uruguay Department, Entre Ríos, Argentina, was created by General Justo José de Urquiza, on July 28, 1849 and is the oldest secular establishment Argentina, second only to years by the Jesuit Colegio de Montserrat, Cordoba, and beating his time in over a decade, the National College of Buenos Aires and at the time of its creation was proposed as an alternative to poor public education in the country " said the deputy.

According to a press release recalled the Deputy, the College was not only the country's first secular establishment, but also was the first to encourage the entry into the classroom of young people from all religions, both genders and any race or social.In 1942 he was declared "National Monument". In the grounds Socialist lawmaker proposes that "when Urquiza said that his heir would this college, wanted to turn symbolize their hope that their maximum contribution to national life would be understood as an input in preparation for a different future for peace, development for the advancement of the arts and sciences. "

Pioneered free education, a pioneer in the education of both sexes, a pioneer in teaching physical education, science and the arts, a pioneer in suppressing the tenets of the content of teaching, a pioneer in giving shelter and a prominentEuropean émigrés many of whom were fleeing persecution for their innovative ideas.

Some data summarizing the relevance and importance of the institution.

It has two museums - a complete natural history museum and a historical museum - a library of 23,000 volumes, an old printing press which dates from 1852, which served as a lookout lookout twice heroic, a courtyard with cistern carved from a single block of Carrara marble, a centenary camphor donated by General Urquiza and an impressive triptych of sculptor Lucio Correa Morales reminded the school's founder, Dr. Alberto Larroque and administrator George Clark.

Argentina new $2 pesos coin

The Government of Argentina plans to launch by mid next year the $ 2 coin, which initially coexist on the same banknote of that denomination. The Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA) has already launched the bid to cover the provision of 300 million with blanks that will be minted.
The BCRA is responsible for analyzing and deciding the acquisition of the blanks without mint-after checking the quality of materials and price, among other factors, and then refer them to the Mint, for its completion.
The determination, according to authorities, reflects an amount that is considered essential for consumers. Thus, accompany the existing $ 1 coins, $ 0.50, $ 0.25, $ 0.10 and $ 0.5.
The idea was also by the need to replace the banknotes for a nickel for extending the life of that value. It is estimated that due to the times that are handled in the bidding process, the coins might come into service in August or September of next year. The official rate of 300 million banknotes for metal parts will be implemented from November 2011.
While still not known with certainty what the national figure who will bring new money, nor the size of it, it is estimated that the colors will reverse the $1 (the nucleus is silver and the gold selvage).
The Central Bank had already conducted emissions commemorative coins with values of two pesos $: One was in 1999, to mark the centenary of Jorge Luis Borges. In this currency, setting out the writer's face engraved on one side and the other, the Labyrinth, which highlighted his work.
In 2002, the Central Bank launched an issue of commemorative coins of two pesos anniversary of the death of Eva Duarte de Peron, which occurred in 1952, and on the obverse the profile of the political leader of Argentina, and back a print that resembled a crowd in the traditional Plaza de Mayo.
A posteriori, in 2007, the national government issued one of two dollars, in this case to commemorate the centenary of the discovery of oil in Argentina. In this award, highlighting the image of the first oil well established in Comodoro Rivadavia.
Also commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War, the Central Bank launched a special issue of two million coins of two pesos, with the aim of paying tribute to the fallen combatants.
Even in 1994, the government of Carlos Menem issued a five-peso coin in commemoration of the "National Constitutional Convention" which amended the Constitution.

Argentina's coin of Fifa World Cup 2010

The board of Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) authorized the participation of Argentina in the Commemorative Coin Program World Cup South Africa 2010 with the issuance of coins.
Invited by the FIFA, the Planning and Control of Central Bank Treasury was responsible for design and thus, the Andean country will be one of the few, along with Brazil, South Africa, Spain, France, Germany and Portugal, which will produce currencies at this time.
The BCRA only minted gold and silver pieces, these coins will generic reasons related to football, which makes them ideal for collectors.
The gold coin, whose face value says "10 dollars" - gives, in the main field, the soccer ball in the net. In the left arch reads "Argentina" and the year of issue "2010." You will have a diameter of 23 mm and a weight of 6.75 grams. 175 units will be struck, the value will be $ 1,900, the value will vary with the price of the metal.
The silver coin has, in the central mark, an effigy representing multiple swollen Argentina with the national flag. It reads "Argentina" and the year of issue "2010." The back of both pieces displayed at the central logo that identifies the South Africa World Cup 2010 and falls below the face value of "5 Pesos" (for silver). However, the real value is $ 230.

Latin American Independence coin series

Chief of Staff of the Central Bank of Paraguay, Luis Ortiz, at a press conference, announced yesterday that the Monitoring Committee of the series of commemorative coins, called "Encounter of Two Worlds", will have its regular meeting in Asuncion, from Tuesday. He explained that one of the objectives of the event is to commemorate the fifth centenary of the discovery of America. Fourteen countries launched in 1991 the number of coins called Encuentro de Dos Mundos (Two world meet).
Ortiz added that this series on the fifth centenary of the discovery of America was an initiative created to celebrate the diversity and fusion of cultures that has occurred since the discovery of our continent. He also noted that 19 years after that first experience, is now carried out the Eighth Series, which marks the bicentenary of Latin American independence.
He recalled that each year these coins have had a reason other than those set in consensus, this eighth installment will be the bicentennial coin, on account that most Latin American countries between 2009 and 2011 celebrated 200 years of emancipation. Paraguay participates in this series since the third meeting in 2001, and the Paraguayan currency, which this year was spent in traditional costumes and folk dances, took second place. In the series this year Paraguay participates with the issuance of currency 1 Guaraní, which emerged from a competition.
He said there is currently a Coordination and Monitoring Committee, meeting in Asunción between 16 and 17 February. Participate in the meeting were representatives of mint countries like Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Cuba as well as a representative for the non-mint, in this case Argentina. Paraguay, as host country, participate and vote. This committee meets at least once between presentations. He also noted that in this eighth series, plus the names, commemorative coins issued Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru. This common coinage is a fact of first order, since it helps to synthesize the fusion of two very different cultures, the Iberian and the indigenous, which occurred for more than five centuries.