The fifty-cent coin, issued on April 10, 1992, has the following specifications:
 

Obverse Design
 The inscriptions “REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA” (“Argentine Republic”) and “EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD” (“in union and liberty”) and the House of Tucumán.
Reverse Design
 The numerical denomination, the word “centavos” (“cents”) and the year of minting.
WEIGHT
 5.80 g
DIAMETER
 25.2 mm
THICKNESS
 1.8 mm
COMPOSITION
 92% Cu - 8% Al