Uruguay 1981-So 5000 nuevos pesos

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Künker sale 264, lot 3419

This specimen was lot 3419 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €550 (about US$711 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Republik seit 1830. 5.000 Nuevo Pesos 1981. 18,00 g Feingold. GOLD. Prachtexemplar von polierten Stempeln, fast Stempelglanz. (republic of Uruguay, since 1830, five thousand new pesos of 1981. Choice proof.)"

This coin honored the inauguration of a new dam. The twin arms are those of Uruguay and Argentina. It was accompanied by a silver 100 pesos (KM 80).

Recorded mintage: 3,000.

Specification: 20 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-8 a, KM 81.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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