Uruguay 1945 2 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1943-51 at Santiago, Chile, for Uruguay. It is the third date of the type, replacing a copper-nickel type issued 1901-36. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the early twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. There is a similar five centésimos (KM 21a).

Recorded mintage: 2,500,000.

Specification: 3.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-20a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

Link to:

• 1944 2 centésimos
• 1947 2 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1945