The coins of these denominations are originally made of bronze and aluminum but, after a policy that seeks a reduction of up to 400 million pesos, the core material will be steel covered with bronze, under a technique known as electroplating or electroplating.
This technique in the metallic coinage industry has been adopted by most mints around the world.
The governor denied that the country faces a shortage of coins and highlighted that the central bank is campaigning for coins of all denominations to be used.
“It is a campaign that invites us to use forgotten coins, those that are left in our drawers,” he highlighted.
The governor put an end to a series of rumors about the issuance of a new 2,000 peso bill and said that the withdrawal of the 20 peso bills They are only from the F family, as the bank had already reported in previous months.
Rodríguez added that in recent years there has been greater adoption of electronic payment methods.
“We are constantly working to make better services available to the public so that they can make digital payments,” he said.
