Uruguay 1857-D 5 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1857 only at Lyon, France. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the nineteenth century and many issues are rare; this one is fairly common. It was replaced by a copper-nickel type of similar design issued 1901-41. Similar twenty (KM 9) and forty centésimos (KM 10) were also issued.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1855 5 centésimos
• 1857-D 20 centésimos
• 1857-D 40 centesimos
• 1941 5 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1857
• return to coins of Uruguay