Coin
5 Centésimos (1953) — Uruguay
Uruguay • 1953 • KM# 34, SA# 74, CG# 74, Schön# 18
Overview
A copper-nickel coin from Uruguay. Obverse features Portrait of José Artigas to the right.
Specifications
- Country
- Uruguay
- Year
- 1953
- Composition
- Copper-nickel
- Weight
- 3.5 g
- Diameter
- 20 mm
- Thickness
- 1.5 mm
- Mint
- Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 34, SA# 74, CG# 74, Schön# 18
- Issuer
- Uruguay
Design details
Obverse
Portrait of José Artigas to the right, country name around, name below, issuing date on bottom, circle of dots close to edge. Engraver's initials below shoulder.
Reverse
Value within Laurel Wreath
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Thomas Humphrey Paget is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Mintage vs. survival: Reported mintage of 17,500,000 is high, but circulation attrition, currency-reform meltdowns, and low collector-preservation rates mean uncirculated (MS-63+) examples are meaningfully scarcer than the raw figure suggests. Check third-party population reports (PCGS/NGC) for realistic survival in top grades.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 34, SA# 74, CG# 74, Schön# 18. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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