Uruguay 1895 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1878 and 1893-95, most likely at a European mint. The 1893 issue was struck at Santiago, Chile. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the nineteenth century and many issues are rare; this one is somewhat scarce. The 1917 commemorative is the last full size silver peso.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver, .723 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 17a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Elizondo, Carlos A., Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World, San Antonio, TX: 1968.
• Raymond, Wayte, The Silver Dollars of North and South America, 2nd Ed., Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1964.

Link to:

• 1844 peso
• 1894 50 centésimos
• 1899 pattern 5 centésimos
• 1917 peso "Artigas"
• 1943 50 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1895
• return to coins of Uruguay