Argentine austral
Former currency of Argentina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985, and December 31, 1991. It was divided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line, (₳). This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency (including centavos), to distinguish them from earlier currencies.
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austral argentino (Spanish) | |
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ISO 4217 | |
Code | ARA |
Unit | |
Unit | austral |
Plural | australes |
Symbol | ₳ |
Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | centavo |
Symbol | |
centavo | ¢ |
Banknotes | ₳1, ₳5, ₳10, ₳50, ₳100, ₳500, ₳1,000, ₳5,000, ₳10,000, ₳50,000, ₳100,000, ₳500,000 |
Coins | 1⁄2¢, 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 50¢, ₳1, ₳5, ₳10, ₳100, ₳500, ₳1,000 |
Demographics | |
Replaced | Peso argentino |
Date of withdrawal | 31 December 1991 |
Replaced by | Argentine peso |
User(s) | Argentina |
Issuance | |
Central bank | Banco Central de la República Argentina |
Website | www |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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