● Denominations: 10 Pesos Uruguayos
● Year: 2000
● Diameter or dimension: 28 mm
● Metallic content: outer ring with stainless steel and center core with aluminum bronze; 10.4 grams total weight
● Mintage: 40 million coins with stars on both sides of the year 2000 (this coin), 10 million coins without stars
● NGC coin values: $1.50 (US) in mint state 60 grade, $1.80 MS 63, and $3 MS 65 (values of the coins with stars and without stars are generally the same)
● NGC World Coin Price Guide link: https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/uruguay-10-pesos-uruguayos-km-121-2000-cuid-1079339-duid-1561340
● Obverse: country name at top, José Artigas (general and national hero of Uruguay), his lifespan (1764 to 1850), and outer markings resembling a clock to celebrate the new millennium
● Reverse: “Sean los Orientales tan ilustrados como valientes” (“Let the Orientals [people in the territories of Banda Oriental — or Eastern Bank, which later became modern-day Uruguay] be as enlightened as they are brave”), cornucopia and French horn assayer marks from the Paris Mint, mintage year next to a star on each side, large number/denomination, currency name in Spanish, and José Artigas’ signature
● FAO coin: no
● Original image credit: Wonderful World Money Blog
No comments:
Post a Comment