The austral was the currency of Argentina between June 15, 1985, and December 31, 1991. It was subdivided into 100 centavos. The symbol was an uppercase A with an extra horizontal line, ₳ . This symbol appeared on all coins issued in this currency (including centavos), to distinguish them from earlier currencies.

All banknotes except the provisional types show on the back an image of Liberty with a torch and shield.

The ₳ 100 note features Domingo Faustino Sarmiento on the front.

Sarmiento (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and the seventh  President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history. He was a member of a group of intellectuals, known as the Generation of 1837, who had a great influence on 19th-century Argentina. He was particularly concerned with educational issues and was also an important influence on the region's literature.