Uruguay 1965-So 50 centesimos

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

another specimen

This aluminum type was struck in 1965 only. It is the last issue of this denomination. The sixties saw the beginning of the hyperinflation that would devour Uruguayan prosperity and aggravate the right wing/Marxist conflicts of the seventies.

Recorded mintage: 50,000,000.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 45.

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 50 centésimos
• 1960 peso
• 1965 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of Uruguay