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2 Centésimos
1869 year| Bronze | 10 g | 30 mm |
| 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 | 2 Centésimos (0.02 UYP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1975) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 14 July 1902 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#4358 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 12% |
Reverse
Value in reeded back circle within tied laurel wreath, denomination on ribbon above, mint mark on bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CENTESIMOS
2
H
TASSET
Translation:
2 Cents
H
Tasset
Engraver: Ernest Paulin Tasset
Edge
Plain
Comment
Coins with face values 1, 2 and 4 cents, dated Uruguay 1869, with mintmark letter A were minted at Paris Mint on 1869.Later, 1, 2 and 4 cents Uruguayan coins dated 1869, with mint letter H and Paraguay dated 1870 (with same face values, material and dimensions) were minted on 1870, Uruguay used the creation law year on the coins (same as the previous issue), and Paraguay the minting year.
On the second order, for both countries, the contractor was the company Shaw Hnos. & Co. (Shaw brothers), placed at Montevideo.
