Uruguay 1961 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1961, probably at the United States Mint, as it is the same size and weight as a Franklin half dollar. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. It honored the 150th anniversary of independence and the gaucho cowboys-turned-soldiers who made it possible.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .361 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 43.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1960 5 centésimos
• 1960 25 centésimos
• 1960 50 centésimos
• 1960 peso
• 1968 10 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1961
• return to coins of Uruguay