A circulating commemorative for the 150th anniversary of the May Revolution: the 1960 Cabildo peso — 98.75 million struck in nickel-clad steel.
History
- Circulating commemorative of the 150th anniversary of the May Revolution (25 May 1810), struck 1960 (KM# 58).
- Obverse: the Argentine arms with "REPUBLICA ARGENTINA / UN PESO"; reverse: the Buenos Aires Cabildo with "25 DE MAYO / 1810–1960" and a wreath rim.
- Shares its planchet family with the regular 1957–1962 Liberty-head 1 peso (KM# 57) — check legends, not metal, to distinguish the two.
Key dates & varieties
- Mintage: 98,750,000; two minor variants (type 1 / type 2) are catalogued.
Specifications
- Composition: nickel-clad steel; weight 6.5 g; diameter 25.5 mm.
Collector notes
- A common coin in absolute terms — value lives in uncirculated condition and in completing the variant set.