Argentine peso moneda corriente

The peso moneda corriente was a non-convertible Argentine paper currency which circulated between 9 January 1826, and 4 November 1881. Its symbol was $m/c. It was also known as the peso papel (paper money).

The peso moneda corriente was introduced at par with the peso fuerte ($F) but was devalued several times during its life. In the period from 3 January 1867 to 17 May 1876, the peso moneda corriente could be converted to gold, at the rate $m/c 25 = $F 1, in the Oficina de Cambios (exchange office) of the Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. The office closed in 1876 because the people exchanged pesos for gold in large quantities. The peso moneda corriente was replaced by the peso moneda nacional at the rate of 25 pesos moneda corriente = 1 peso moneda nacional.

During the period the peso moneda corriente was in use, currencies from other countries were also used (especially the Bolivian boliviano).

External links

(Spanish) Base de datos de Rodolfo Frank - El valor de la moneda (MS-Word document)

Historical currencies of Argentina

Real
R$A [—]
1813–1881

Peso (fuerte) (convertible)
$F [ARF]
1826–1881

Peso (moneda corriente)
$m/c [ARC]
1826–1881

Peso (oro sellado) (convertible to gold)
$o/s [ARG]
1881–1929

Peso (moneda nacional) (convertible)
$m/n [ARM]
1881–1970

Peso (ley)
$L [ARL]
1970–1983

Peso argentino
$a [ARP]
1983–1985

Austral
A [ARA]
1985–1991

Peso (convertible)
$AR [ARS]
1992–present

Currencies named peso or similar

Circulating	Argentine peso Chilean peso Colombian peso Cuban convertible peso Cuban peso Dominican peso (peso oro) Macanese pataca Mexican peso Philippine peso (piso) Sahrawi peseta Uruguayan peso

Obsolete	Argentine peso argentino Argentine peso ley Argentine peso moneda corriente Argentine peso moneda nacional Bolivian peso Catalan peseta (pesseta) Costa Rican peso Ecuadorian peso Equatorial Guinean peseta Guatemalan peso Guinea-Bissau peso Honduran peso Japanese government-issued Philippine Peso Nicaraguan peso Paraguayan peso Peruvian peseta Portuguese Timorese pataca Puerto Rican peso Salvadoran peso Spanish peso Spanish peseta (pesseta, pezeta) Venezuelan peso

See also	Peso sign Maltese pataca (coin)

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