5 Centésimos

Features

Issuer	Uruguay
Period	Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1901-1941
Value	5 Centésimos (0.05 UYP)
Currency	Peso (1863-1975)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	5 g
Diameter	23.3 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1954
Number	N# 4363
References	KM# 21 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , SA# 35, 38, 45, 51, 54.1, 54.2 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 35, 38, 45, 51, 54.1, 54.2 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022. , GL# UY35, UY38, UY45, UY51, UY54.1, UY54.2 Gonzalo Larriera Ríos; 2025. Monetario de la República Oriental del Uruguay 1831-2025 = Coin issued from Oriental Republic of Uruguay 1831-2025. Numismática Charrúa Store, Montevideo, Uruguay. , Schön# 3 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Radiant sun in center, lettering around edge, date at bottom. Line of pearls close to edge

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY
*1909*

Translation:
Eastern Republic of Uruguay
1909

Reverse

Value within palm wreath. Line of pearls close to edge. The mintmark A (if present) is at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
CENTÉSIMOS
A

Translation:
5
Cents
A

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Société Française de Monnayage, Poissy, France (1922-1927)
A	Aron Hirsch HKM, Berlin, Germany (1909-1930)
A	Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
(So)	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Comments

On 1941 dated coins there are two types, the common type and the "Vitureira" variant, after the name of the first one who reported it. Vitureira variant coins have bolder letters on obverse. However, the most evident difference is the date, where in addition the top of "1" has an angle nearly 90º, while on the common it is about 45º down. There were minted about 2x common coins than Vitureira, but in fact, it is not easy to find Vitureira variant, maybe only 1 out of 10 coins.
The mintmark "A" is on reverse, below the ribbon of the wreath, except on 1924 issue, minted at Poissy; mint uses a thunderbolt mintmark, placed below value and above ribbon, and on 1941 issue, minted at Santiago de Chile minthouse, mintmark is placed on top, between both points of wreath.

Common variant © adanieluy Vitureira variant

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1901 A	5 001 350	$ 0.20	$ 0.94	$ 1.10	$ 2.30	$ 3.20		SA# 35 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 35 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY35.1.1 - Aaron Hirsch	36%
1901 A								SA# 35 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 35 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY35.1.1 - Hirsch, Proof	1.3%
1909 A	5 000 000	$ 0.53	$ 0.70	$ 0.70	$ 1.20	$ 3.50		SA# 38 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 38 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY38.1.1 - Vienna, Austria	38%
1909 A								SA# 38 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 38 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY38.1.1 - Vienna, Austria; Proof	0.6%
1924	5 000 000	$ 0.13	$ 0.34	$ 0.53	$ 1.20	$ 1.20		SA# 45 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 45 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY45.1.1 - Poissy Mint, France (thunderbolt mintmark)	36%
1936 A	3 000 000			$ 1.20	$ 1.30	$ 2.20		SA# 51 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 51 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY51.1.1 - Vienna, Austria	25%
1941 So	5 000 000			$ 0.57	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 2.70	SA# 54.1 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 54.1 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY54.1.1 - Casa de Moneda de Chile	18%
1941 So								SA# 54.1 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 54.1 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY54.1.1 - Casa de Moneda de Chile, Proof	0.6%
1941 So	2 400 000				$ 1.20			SA# 54.2 Marcos Silvera Antúnez; 2017. Cátalogo de monedas del Uruguay 1831-2017 = Coins of Uruguay catalog 1831-2017 (9^th Edition). Ediciones El Galeón, Montevideo, Uruguay. , CG# 54.2 Mario Sánchez, Eduardo Freijanes, Ramón Rodríguez Fernández; 2022. Catálogo General de Monedas de Uruguay 1840-2022 = General Catalog of Uruguayan Coins 1840-2022.	GL# UY54.2.1 - Casa de Moneda de Chile, Vitureira variant	3%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2022 May 5 - 7 Central States World Coins & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3099 Lot 32605	5 May 2022	1901 A – SA# 35, CG# 35 – GL# UY35.1.1 - Hirsch, Proof	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232341 Lot 62398	5 Oct 2023	1924 – SA# 45, CG# 45 – GL# UY45.1.1 - Poissy Mint, France (thunderbolt mintmark)	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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