Argentine peso moneda nacional 1 dollar in 1933. Between 1934 and 1939, the peso was pegged to the British pound at a rate of 15 pesos = 1 pound. High inflation in the post-war period lead to the introduction of the "peso ley" in 1970 at the rate of 100 pesos moneda nacional = 1 peso ley. In 1881, silver 10, 20 and 50 centavos and 1 peso and gold 1 argentino coins were introduced, followed by bronze 1 and 2 centavos the next year. Silver coins ceased production in 1883, with gold coins ending in 1896. Base metal 5, 10 and 20 centavos
SWAG (silver, wine, art and gold) SWAG (silver, wine, art and gold) SWAG is an asset class comprising silver, wine, art and gold, identified by economist Joe Roseman in his 2011 "Investment Week" article, "SWAG: The Industry's Latest Acronym". He describes these as transportable and easy to store physical assets with no income stream (and so no exposure to income tax) and no incumbent debt, whose performance appears unrelated to the performance of equity markets; and he notes that none of these factors would be affected by sovereign default. Because of their scarcity, desirability, durability and stability and the independence of their price from stock market