Uruguay 1936-A centesimo

from the Mountain Groan collection

This type was struck in 1936 at Paris, France. Other dates such as 1901 and 1909 were also struck at Paris. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the early twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. There are similar two and five centésimos (KM 20, KM 21).

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 2 g, copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 19.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1924 centésimo
• 1930 20 centésimos
• 1936 2 centésimos
• 1936 5 centésimos
• 1936 10 centésimos
• 1941 2 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1936
• return to coins of Uruguay