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5 Centésimos de Real
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1840-1854 |
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| Thickness | 1.53 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed in two lines within a central circular frame, reading CENTESIMOS above and the numeral 5 below. The central circle is flanked on both sides by two ornamental wreaths composed of olive and laurel branches tied at the base, framing the value in a symmetrical heraldic arrangement typical of early Uruguayan coinage. The field beyond the wreaths is plain. |
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Uruguay's first domestic coinage, authorized shortly after independence from Brazil in 1828, was delayed for over a decade by chronic fiscal instability and the devastating Guerra Grande — the civil conflict that drew in Argentine and Brazilian interventions and left Montevideo under siege from 1843 to 1851. These copper pieces were finally struck at the Montevideo mint across multiple emissions, which accounts for the cluster of catalog references reflecting distinct die marriages and planchet variations within the date range.