Argentine peso

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The argentine peso is the currency of Argentina. The symbol used locally for it is the $ (the US dollar is written US$). It is divided in 100 centavos. It exists in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100. Coins of 1, .50, .25, .10, .05, .01 exist.

As of December 2003, a US dollar is worth approximately 3 pesos. A Euro is worth 3.50 pesos.

Denomination ($)PortraitMain ColourNot sized sample
1†Carlos PellegriniBlue
2Bartolomé MitreLight BlueFile:2pesos.jpg
5José de San MartínGreenFile:5pesos.jpg
10Manuel BelgranoBrownFile:10pesos.jpg
20Juan Manuel de RosasRedFile:20pesos.jpg
50Domingo Faustino SarmientoBlack
100Julio Argentino RocaViolet
Not anymore in bills, but in coins circulation.