austral
E876590
The austral was Argentina's former national currency used during the late 20th century before being succeeded by the Argentine peso.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| austral canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Argentina
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endDate | 1991-12-31 ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtIntroduction | 1 austral = 1000 pesos argentinos ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtReplacement | 1 peso = 10.000 australes ⓘ |
| introducedAsPartOf | Austral Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Raúl Alfonsín government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | ARA ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Central Bank of Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes (1985–1991) ⓘ |
| monetaryReformContext | Argentine economic stabilization policies of the 1980s ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | southern ⓘ |
| peggedTo | none (subject to frequent devaluations) ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| reasonForIntroduction | combat hyperinflation in Argentina ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | Argentine peso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Argentine peso ley 18.188
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
peso argentino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1985-06-15 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 austral = 100 centavos ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | peso convertible ⓘ |
| symbol |
A
ⓘ
₳ ⓘ |
| usedDuring | period of high inflation in Argentina ⓘ |
| usedIn | Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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