ARGENTINA 

KM 83a

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Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
50 pesos 26.3 7.4   Reeded Brass-clad-Steel Coin
Obverse Reverse
Inscription: title of state in Spanish on the upper arch, below - mint mark "BA" (Buenos Aires), face value, the year of minting. Gen. Jose de San Martin portrait left 

Jose Francisco de San Martin Matorras, commonly known as Jose de San Martin (1778 – 1850) was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from Spain.