Country: Uruguay

Issuer: Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay

Year: 1960

Denomination: 1 Peso (UYP)

Period: Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825–date)

Type: Standard circulation coin

Status: Demonetized (since 7 January 1975)

Specifications:

Composition: Copper-nickel

Weight: 6.1 g

Diameter: 26 mm

Thickness: 1.55 mm

Shape: Round

Edge: Milled

Orientation: Medal alignment (↑↑)

Obverse:

Portrait of national hero José Gervasio Artigas facing right.

Legend: REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY · ARTIGAS · 1960

Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget

Reverse:

Denomination and Uruguayan Coat of Arms above a laurel wreath, with 19 stars above.

References: KM# 42, SA# 83, CG# 83, Schön# 26

This vintage 1960 1 Peso coin is a beautiful example of Uruguay’s mid-20th century coinage — ideal for collectors of Latin American or historical world coins.