Uruguay 1930 5 pesos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1930 at Paris. Uruguayan coinage was sporadic in the twentieth century and many issues are rare; this one is common. The other issues of 1930 were an aluminum-bronze ten centésimos and a silver twenty centésimos. The SCWC notes that tho about 100,000 were minted, only about 14,000 were released. Whether or not this assertion is true, the coin is common and rarely seen circulated. The next issue of a five pesos coin, in 1965, used aluminum bronze instead of gold.

Recorded mintage: est. 100,000.

Specification: 8.485 g, .917 fine gold, .250 troy oz AGW, 22 mm diameter, designed by Lucien Bazor.

Catalog reference: KM 27.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1924 centésimo
• 1930 10 centésimos
• 1930 20 centésimos
• 1943 50 centésimos
• Coins and currency dated 1930
• return to coins of Uruguay