2 Pesos 2018 front 2 Pesos 2018 back
2 Pesos 2018 photo
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2 Pesos

2018 year
Brass plated steel 5 g 21.5 mm
Description
Issuer
Argentina
Period
Federal Republic (1861-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
2018
Value
2 Pesos 2 ARS = USD 0.0021
Currency
Peso convertible (1992-date)
Composition
Brass plated steel
Weight
5 g
Diameter
21.5 mm
Thickness
2.1 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#155294
Rarity index
12%

Reverse

A synthesis of its flower to the left with the inscription "EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD" around the rim at the bottom, the date at the top,
and the value in the upper right sector, in allusion to the Argentine northeast, whose forests are typical of the silk floss tree

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2018
2
PESOS
EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD

Translation:
2018
2
Pesos
In Union and Liberty

Edge

Plain

Comment

The Silk Floss Tree

Ceiba insignis (Chorisia speciosa). Family of the bombáceas. Common names: palo borracho, samohú.
It grows in Brazil, Paraguay and the northeast of Argentina. It's remarkable pink or white flowering is maintained from late summer to late fall. It stands out for the curious shape of its trunk with large stingers, and for its fruits, which when opened let out their seeds wrapped in a white snowflake that takes them through the air.
In Buenos Aires the specimens of the Barranco de la Plaza San Martín are very colourful, they are also found in quantity in the forests of Palermo and many parks, plazas, and sidewalks.

The Silk Floss Tree flower