1901 Uruguay Five (5) Centesimos Coin

Description

Up for sale is my 1901-A Uruguay Five
(5) Centesimos Coin
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
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This coin was minted 119 years ago.
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5 Centésimos
Features
Country
Uruguay
Type
Standard Circulation Coin
Years
1901-1941
Value
5 Centésimos (0.05 UYP)
Currency
Peso (
1863-1975
)
Composition
Copper-Nickel
Weight
5 g
Diameter
23.3 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin Alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
07-01-1975
References
KM
# 21,
Schön
# 3
Obverse
Radiant sun in center, lettering around edge, date at bottom. Line of pearls close to edge
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.
Lettering:
5
CENTÉSIMOS
A
Translation:
5
Cents
A
Edge
Smooth
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                      Vitureira variant
Year
Mintage
G
VG
F
VF
XF
AU
UNC
Frequency
1901 A
5,001,350
36%
Aaron Hirsch
1901 A
2%
Aaron Hirsch, Proof
1909 A
5,000,000
36%
Münze Österreich
1909 A
0.8%
Münze Österreich, Proof
1924
5,000,000
36%
Poissy Mint, France (thunderbolt mintmark)
1936 A
3,000,000
24%
Münze Österreich
1941 So
5,000,000
18%
Casa de Moneda de Chile
1941 So
0.8%
Casa de Moneda de Chile, Proof
1941 So
2,400,000
3%
Casa de Moneda de Chile, Vitureira variant