Coins from Uruguay

Uruguay’s official name, República Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Republic of Uruguay in English), derives from the country location being at east (orient) of Uruguay river, which is the frontier to Argentina. Uruguay is the 2nd smaller country in South America, with a population slowly reaching 4 million people. Its main income is based on agriculture and livestock breeding, and some tourism in the short summer (3/4 months). It has a sub-tropical climate, with no snow in winter, nor extreme cold or hot weather all year long. Numismatic history of Uruguay starts in 1831, when the Government decided to use the already demonetized coins “Décimo de Buenos Ayres” issued on 1822 and 1823, by half its value. Few years later, started production of coins in 1840 at Agustin Jouve’s workshop in Montevideo. He was a French engraver and weapon maker, and supply problems due to civil war in the country, prevented many coins were minted. Production of coins continued with issues in 1843, 1844, 1854 and 1855 from Montevideo Minthouse. It included the 1844 1 Peso Fuerte, the only silver coin minted in the country and first in the region, and a gold pattern of 40 Reales in 1854. No more coins were minted in Uruguay after that time. So far, Uruguay had 4 currencies, Peso Fuerte (Real system) 1830-1862; Peso (Decimal system) 1863-1975, Nuevo Peso 1975-1993, and currently Peso Uruguayo since 1993; the 2 last were needed to control inflation, and each was a transformation of the previous one at a rate of 1,000:1. In 1992, a bullion coin “Gaucho” was issued based on an ounce of gold.
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Nuevo peso (1975-1993)

100 Centésimos = 1 Peso

20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Visit of Spanish King and Queen; Trial strike)
1983

Pattern: Visit of Spanish King & Queen
Silver (.900) • 12 g • ⌀ 33.15 mm
X# 2a, N# 75538
20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Gold coinage and BID Meeting)
1984

Circulating commemorative coin: 130th Anniversary of Gold Coinage and 25th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank Governors
Gold (.900) • 20 g • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# 89, SA# E.9, N# 168249
20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Gold coinage and BID Meeting; Piedfort issue)
1984

Pattern: 130th Anniversary of Gold Coinage and 25th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank Governors
Copper • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# P16, N# 64417
20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Gold coinage and BID Meeting; Piedfort issue)
1984

Pattern: 130th Anniversary of Gold Coinage and 25th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank Governors
Gold plated copper • 34.5 g • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# P18, N# 59652
20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Gold coinage and BID Meeting - Pattern)
1984

Pattern: 130th Anniversary of Gold Coinage and 25th Meeting of Inter-American Development Bank Governors
Aluminium • 20 g • ⌀ 33 mm
KM# Pn118, N# 168221
Available for swap 25 000 Nuevos Pesos (Anniversary of Central Bank)
1992

Non-circulating coin: 25th Anniversary of Uruguay Central Bank
Silver (.900) • 12.5 g • ⌀ 32.5 mm
KM# 101, SA# E.15, N# 14537
Available for swap 50 000 Nuevos Pesos (Ibero-American Series)
1991

Non-circulating coin: Ibero-American Series I – Ibero-American Series I - Encounter of two Worlds
Silver (.925) • 27 g • ⌀ 40 mm
KM# 100, SA# E.14, CG# 147, N# 31924

Gaucho (1992)

¼ Gaucho (Gold Bullion Coinage)
1992

Non-circulating coin
Gold (.900) • 8.64 g • ⌀ 18 mm
KM# 108, SA# E.16, N# 48823
½ Gaucho (Gold Bullion Coinage)
1992

Non-circulating coin
Gold (.900) • 17.28 g • ⌀ 23 mm
KM# 109, SA# E.17, N# 48824
1 Gaucho (Gold Bullion Coinage)
1992

Non-circulating coin
Gold (.900) • 34.599 g • ⌀ 31 mm
KM# 110, Schön# 85, SA# E.18, N# 48825

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