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Coins DIRECTORY
Centavo coins come in denominations of 5¢, 10¢, 15¢, 25¢, and Banks and Casas
50¢. The centavo coins were introduced in 1994, followed by 1 peso. de Cambio
1¢ was also available but it has been withdrawn from circulation.
Banco de la Nación
Argentina
∑ bna.com.ar
Banco Piano
Tel (011) 4321-9200.
Citibank
∑ citibank.com/argentina
5 centavos 10 centavos 25 centavos Travelers’ Checks and
Credit Cards
American Express
∑ americanexpress.com/
argentina
MasterCard
Tel (011) 4348-7070.
Visa
Tel (011) 4379-3333.
50 centavos 1 peso 2 pesos Wiring Money

Bank Notes Forex Cambio
∑ forexar.com.ar
In 1992, banknotes were introduced in denominations of
AR$2, AR$5, AR$10, AR$20, AR$50, and AR$100. The $1 was Western Union
∑ westernunion.com.ar
replaced by a coin in 1994. The notes usually have images of
the country’s heroes on one side and, on the other, some of
the major events in Argentinian history.

2 pesos
5 pesos

10 pesos
20 pesos

50 pesos
100 pesos

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