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Argentine peso
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
6 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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Later contribution1100–1500
Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accountingQualified · Later contributionPredecessor1497–1603
Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1822–1826
Spanish real / peso de a ochoQualified · Evidence periodPredecessor1881–1883
Buenos Aires peso moneda corrienteDocumentedPredecessor1985
Argentine pesoDocumentedPredecessor1992
AustralDocumentedThis currencyARS
Argentine pesoDates, conversion terms and evidence 6 connections
Argentine peso Austral
1985Documented1000 Argentine peso = 1 AustralPeso argentino converted into Austral at 1000 old units per new unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Austral Argentine peso
1992Documented10000 Austral = 1 ARSAustral converted into Argentine peso at 10000 old units per new unit.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Spanish real / peso de a ocho Buenos Aires peso moneda corriente
Evidence period: 1822–1826QualifiedA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Buenos Aires peso moneda corriente Argentine peso
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Astur-Leonese and Castilian solidus–dinero accounting Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting
Evidence period: 1100–1500QualifiedLater contribution or absorptionA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Castilian maravedí / real de vellón accounting Spanish real / peso de a ocho
Evidence period: 1497–1603QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.