The golden Argentino was the only official golden coins made by the Argentine mint from 1881 to 1896, according to law N° 1130, sanctioned in 1881 during the presidency of Julio Argentino Roca.
Gold currency
The Argentino was an Argentine currency equal to 5 pesos oro sellado.
The 1⁄2 argentino coin was issued in 1881 and 1884 and it weighs 4.0322 grams. The argentino coin was issued from 1881 to 1896 and it weighs 8.0645 grams. Both were made of gold 0.900.
Krause, Chester L.; Clifford Mishler (1996). Standard Catalog of World Coins: 1801–1900. Colin R. Bruce II and Marian S. Moe (editors) (1st ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN0873414276.