The Argentine peso (ISO 4217: ARS) is the currency of Argentina. The symbol used locally for it is "$" (the US dollar is written "US$"). It is divided into 100 centavos.
Banknotes exist in the denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 pesos. Coins worth $1, 0.50, 0.25, 0.10, 0.05 and 0.01 also circulate.
Conmemorating Eva Peron's 50th death anniversary, on September 18, 2002 a new coin with her face, worth $2, was created. It was said that this coin would replace the old $2 banknote if inflation occurred in the Argentine economy.
Current ARS exchange rates
AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, INR, NZD, USD
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