Catalog
1 Centésimo
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1901-1936 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central device features a radiant sun with alternating straight and wavy rays, set within a plain field. A circular legend reading REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY encircles the design, with the date flanked by star ornaments positioned at the base. The entire design is bordered by a fine inner ring of pearls (beaded border) running close to the raised rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Uruguay's centésimo coinage of this period was produced almost entirely at the Hamburg Mint (Hamburgische Münze), a common arrangement for South American republics that lacked domestic minting infrastructure in the early twentieth century. Production continued across several decades with minimal design change, interrupted but not halted by the disruptions of World War I, which forced temporary sourcing adjustments for several Latin American clients of European mints.
The 35-year span of this type masks significant gaps in actual striking years rather than continuous annual production.