Uruguay's late 1960s coinage was struck against a backdrop of severe inflation that would eventually render the entire peso series obsolete — by 1975, the government had redenominated at 1000:1, introducing the nuevo peso. Coins of this type circulated hard and briefly.
Uruguay's late 1960s coinage was struck against a backdrop of severe inflation that would eventually render the entire peso series obsolete — by 1975, the government had redenominated at 1000:1, introducing the nuevo peso. Coins of this type circulated hard and briefly.