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| Issuer | Argentine Antarctica |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 14.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The Argentine coat of arms — depicting a rising sun above two clasped hands within a wreath of laurel branches — is prominently displayed in the upper field. Below the arms, a stylized monogram or mintmark device appears in the central field. The denomination '100' is rendered in large numerals within a rounded rectangular cartouche in the lower central field. The legend 'ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA' arcs along the upper periphery, and the date '2015' is inscribed in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA 100 2015 |
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Argentine Antarctica is not a sovereign entity but an administrative claim — Argentina's assertion of territorial rights over a slice of the Antarctic Peninsula that overlaps with both British and Chilean claims. This coin was issued under that territorial designation as a direct expression of that ongoing dispute, part of a broader Argentine policy of treating its Antarctic claim as a functioning administrative division complete with its own postal codes, currency issues, and census records.