Uruguay 1942-So 20 centesimos

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from the Mountain Groan Collection
Uruguay 1942 20 centesimos rev DSLR.jpg

This type was struck in 1942 at Santiago. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. The previous issue of 1930 (KM 26) was was 5 g, 0.800 fine. The other issue of 1942 was a silver one peso (KM 30).

Recorded mintage: 18,000,000.

Specification: 3 g, 0.720 fine silver, .069 troy oz ASW, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 29.

Source:

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

Link to: