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The
Argentine real
was the currency of Argentina between 1813 and 1881. From 1822, it was subdivided into ten
décimos
. The
sol
was also issued during this period and was equal to the real, while the
peso
was worth eight
reales
and the
escudo
was worth sixteen
reales
. This 1828 eight-escudo
gold coin
was issued by the
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
, a predecessor state of modern Argentina, featuring the
Sun of May
on the obverse and the
Argentine coat of arms
and motto (
En unión y libertad
, 'In unity and freedom') on the reverse. The coin forms part of the
National Numismatic Collection
at the
Smithsonian Institution
.
Coin design credit:
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
, photographed by the
National Numismatic Collection
Archive
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