Circulated fifty-cent coin related to the MERCOSUR with similar features to the ones currently in circulation.

OBVERSE DESIGN The center features the MERCOSUR logo in relief. Curving around the upper border is the inscription “REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA”(“Argentine Republic”) and around the lower border, the motto “DEMOCRACIA : PAZ : INTEGRACIÓN” (“democracy : peace : integration”).
REVERSE DESIGN The center features the number “50” on top of the word “CENTAVOS” (“cents”). Curving around the silver ring is the motto “EN UNIÓN Y LIBERTAD” (“in union and freedom”) and in the exergue, the year of minting, “1998.”
FACE VALUE
 $0.50
DATE OF ISSUANCE
 07/24/98
WEIGHT
 5,8 g
DIAMETER
 25,2 mm
GRADE
 Circulated
COMPOSITION
 92% Cu – 8% Al
PRESENTATION
 996,500 individually and 3,500 in serial cardboard packs
MINT
 Casa de Moneda government corporation
NUMBER OF PIECES
 1,000,000