Uruguay 1965-So peso

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This type was struck in 1965 only. There are a similar 1965 5 pesos and 1965 10 pesos (KM 47, KM 48). 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: 8,000,000.

Specification: aluminum-bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 46.

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
• 1965 50 centésimos
• 1973 100 pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of Uruguay