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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. |
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.