New coins!

I don’t usually collect anything but as soon as I saw the first one I knew I wanted to have the five of them. And I do! I am talking about the five new one peso Argentinian coins which started circulating a few months ago. The government announced that these commemorative coins were starting to be in circulation in June. As I previously mentioned they are commemorative coins, they are part of the bicentennial celebration of our country.
What is special about them? If you look at them from a distance you would say that there is no difference between them and the ordinary one peso coins. The new coins are bimetal just as the other ones but the difference is that they depict five different popular Argentinian areas:
Pucara de Tilcara: it is located in Jujuy, outside the city of Tilcara and is a famous historical site. The Pucara de Tilcara is the ruins of Inca’s fortifications that were built about 900 years ago. This place was declared a national monument on 2000.
Aconcagua: it is the highest mountain of the world outside Asia. That is to say, it is the highest peak in the Southern and Western hemispheres. Aconcagua is situated in Mendoza and it is 6962 meters of altitude over the level of the sea.
Glaciar Perito Moreno: it is a glacier located in the “Parque Nacional los Glaciares” in Santa Cruz. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in Argentina.
Mar del Plata: as you must all know, it is a famous seaside beach resort in Argentina. It is located in the city of Buenos Aires on the coats of the Atlantic Ocean.
Parque Nacional el Palmar: it is a national park located in my beloved province of Entre Rios. It was created in 1966 for the preservation of the Yatay which is a type of palm tree.
You must have seen one of them. Maybe for you they are just coins, but I find them really nice because of the reason they were launched and because of their depictions: It is more than money, it is a place in your country you should be proud of.