Uruguay 1949 5 centesimos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck 1944-51 at the Santiago mint. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. It replaced a copper-nickel type of similar design issued 1901-41. Similar one and two centésimos were also issued.

Recorded mintage: 2,800,000.

Specification: 5 g, copper.

Catalog reference: KM 21a.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1943 50 centésimos
• 1947 2 centésimos
• 1947 5 centésimos
• 1951 5 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1949
• return to coins of Uruguay