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Description:
Obverse
In the central field, it presents the columns of Hercules in which the legend is read "PLVS VLTRA". Both rest on the "OCEAN SEA", nexus between the two worlds. Over them the sun, four crowns representing the Viceroys of Mexico, New Granada, Peru and Rio de la Plata, and four stars symbolizing the Capitanas Generals of Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela and Chile. In the upper arch, the legend "ENCVENTRO DE DOS MVNDOS", in the lower one "1492-1992".
Reverse
The reverse shows the nominal value "A1000", the year of coinage "1991", the legend "REPVBLICA ARGENTINA", around the National Coat of Arms, and externally surrounding the legend, the shields of the remaining countries that make up the ISSUE.
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