2 centesimos 1951, copper, weight - 3,5 g., size - 20 mm, mintahe - 12500000 pcs. Santiago-de-Chile Mint. Such coins were released at 1943-49 and 1951. Demonetized at July 1 1975.
Boy! I haven't seen this before either. I was a missionary for our church in Uruguay 1966-1968. I served in Malvin, Las Piedras, Rodo Sur, Montevideo, and Tacuarembó. I grew to love the people there. I brought home a bag of coins that my ex disposed of. But I do have some currency. A one Peso, five Peso, and 10, 10 Peso bills. The Un Peso and Cinco Peso bills are not in great shape, but the 10, Diez Peso bills are in mint shape with the serial numbers in consecutive order. I was fortunate enough to put them in my journal for safe keeping. I doubt that they are worth much, but to me, they mean the world.
They are very precious. I'm glad I had the fore-thought to put it in my journal. My journal is very precious and it is in my safe deposit box where no one can have access to them. My son will inherit everything related to my coins and personal journals and other documents. My wife (she's not his mother, but loves him.) will make sure that he gets it all. Next time he's in town, I will put him on my SDB and give him a key. My wife knows all about this and will make sure it happens. Anyway, it was neat to see all these coins for Uruguay. I was in Montevideo during the 50th anniversary of the Communist Party. We had orders to stay indoors.
20 centesimos 1930, silver .800, weight - 5 g., size - 24 mm, thickness - 1,24 mm, mintage - 2500000 pcs. Engraver: Pierre Turin. Paris Mint (France). "100th Anniversary of the Constitution of Uruguay". Single release.
My modest Uruguay collection. I think the 1901 1 and 5 centesimos were junk bin finds. The 1847 40 centesimos is quite chunky at 35 g and almost 4 mm thick. The 5 centesimos underwent a lot of metal changes: Copper (1840-57), Cu-Ni (1901-41), Copper again (1944-51), Cu-Ni again (1953), Nickel-Brass (1960). I should look for one of each type... Also, now I really want a capybara 2 pesos!
Two new Uruguay pickups recently: 1924 2 centesimos, Cu-Ni 1942 20 centesimos, 0.720 Ag The 2 centesimos was a junk bin find ($0.10), so I'm pretty happy with it.
1 centesimo 1901, copper-nickel, weight - 2 g., size - 17 mm, thickness - 1,1 mm, mintage - 5000000 pcs. Minted in Berlin. Such coins were releasred at 1901, 1909, 1924 and 1936. Demonetized at July 1 1975.
