| Issuer | Uruguay |
|---|---|
| Year | 1869 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 4 Centésimos (0.04 UYP) |
| Currency | Peso (1863-1975) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Ernest Paulin Tasset |
| In circulation to | 14 July 1902 |
| Reference(s) | KM#13, SA#17, SA#20, CG#19, CG#20 |
| Obverse description | Radiating sun with face, country name around, date on exergue. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 1869 |
| Reverse description | Value in reeded back circle within tied laurel wreath, denomination on ribbon above, mint mark on bottom. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CENTESIMOS 4 H TASSET |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) H Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1869 A - SA# 17; CG# 20.A - Paris mint, coin rotation - 2 000 000 1869 A - SA# 17; CG# 20.B - Paris mint, medal rotation - 1869 H - SA# 20; CG# 19 - Heaton Mint - 6 250 000 1869 H - SA# 20; CG# E1 - Specimen Strike, without engraver name - |
| Numisquare ID | 2120298840 |
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