1942 Uruguay One (1) Peso Silver "Cougar" Coin

Description

Up for sale is my 1942 Uruguay One
(1) Peso Silver "Cougar" Coin
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
Please examine photo's carefully as this is the coin that you will be receiving.
This coin was minted 79 years ago.
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1 Peso
Features
Country
Uruguay
Period
Oriental Republic Of Uruguay (
1825-Date
)
Type
Standard Circulation Coin
Year
1942
Value
1 Peso (1 UYP)
Currency
Peso (
1863-1975
)
Composition
Silver (.720)
Weight
9 g
Diameter
27 mm
Thickness
1.85 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin Alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
01-01-1961
Number
N# 10344
References
KM# 30
Obverse
Artigas head right, country name as curved legend on top and sides, geometrical design on rim.
Lettering:
REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 1942
ARTIGAS
Translation:
Eastern Republic of Uruguay 1942
Artigas
Engraver:
Lucien Georges Bazor
Reverse
Cougar (Puma) walking to the left before a radiant sun, face value in excergue, mintmark below.
Lettering:
1 PESO
So
Translation:
1 Peso
So (Santiago de Chile mintmark)
Engraver:
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon
Edge
Reeded
Mint
So
Casa De Moneda De Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
Comments
The cougar (Puma or Felis concolor) was considered absent or extinct from Uruguay. It seems to come back from neighbouring Brazil.
For this coin were used the designs from gold from 1830, KM# 27 on obverse, and from $ 0.10 1830. KM# 25, both modified to fit the details of this coin.
Date
Mintage
VG
F
VF
XF
AU
UNC
1942 So
9 000 000