Uruguay 1981 10 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1981 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: unknown plus a few in silver (KM 79a) and gold (KM 79b).

Specification: 10 g, copper-nickel, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 79.

Source:

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

Links to:

• 1980 nuevo peso
• 1980 5 nuevos pesos
• 1981 10 centésimos
• 1981 20 centésimos
• 1981 50 centésimos
• 1981 2 nuevos pesos
• 1981-So 100 pesos, hydroelectric dam, struck in gold
• 1981-So 5,000 pesos, hydroelectric dam
• Coins and currency dated 1981
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