1 Centésimo

1869 year


Bronze	5 g	25 mm

Description

Issuer	Uruguay
Issuing bank	Bank of Oriental Republic of Uruguay (Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay)
Period	Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1869
Value	1 Centésimo (0.01&nbspUYP)
Currency	Peso (1863-1975)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	14 July 1902
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#4357
Rarity index	16%

Reverse

Value in circle within laurel wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTESIMO
1
A
TASSET

Translation:
1 Cent
A
Tasset

Engraver: Ernest Paulin Tasset

Edge

Plain

Comment

On Paris mintage (A) there are 2 variants, on the design of the outer circle of obverse. In the variant "Pearls" the circle next to border is made from round dots; the variant "Sticks" is made from bars.