Uruguay 1978 5 centesimos

from the Acanthite collection

from the Acanthite collection

This 12-sided type was struck in 1977-78 at Santiago, Chile. Off-metal strikes are listed in silver and gold. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. Uruguay fell victim to the same hyperinflation which befell her neighbors Argentina and Brazil and the coinage was reformed twice, in 1975 and 1994.

Recorded mintage: 19,000,000.

Specification: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 73.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1975 5 pesos
• 1977 50 centésimos
• 1977 peso
• 1978 10 centésimos
• 1978 20 centésimos
• 1978 peso
• Coins and currency dated 1978
• return to coins of Uruguay