Uruguay 1980 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1980 only at Santiago, Chile. 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: 50,000,000 plus a few in silver (KM 74a) and gold (KM 74b).

Specification: 6 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 74.

Source:

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

Links to:

• 1980 5 nuevos pesos
• 1981 10 centésimos
• 1981 20 centésimos
• 1981 50 centésimos
• 1981 2 nuevos pesos
• 1981 10 nuevos pesos
• Coins and currency dated 1980
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