Moneta's Temple and Gallery

Uruguay - 4 Centavos 1869

Moneta — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:07:45 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: Coins with face values 1, 2 and 4 cents, dated Uruguay 1869, with mintmark letter A were minted at Paris Mint on 1869. Later, 1, 2 and 4 cents Uruguayan coins dated 1869, with mint letter H and Paraguay dated 1870 (with same face values, material and dimensions) were minted on 1870, Uruguay used the creation law year on the coins (same as the previous issue), and Paraguay the minting year. On the second order, for both countries, the contractor was the company Shaw Hnos. & Co. (Shaw brothers), placed at Montevideo. The catalog “The Mint, Birmingham, Limited, formerly Ralph Heaton & Sons” shows the coins minted for about 39 countries. On page 42, it shows copy of the letter received from Shaw (signed as “Chas. J. Shaw= Charles J. Shaw), about the coins. This letter confirms the “H” 1869 coins of Uruguay were minted by Heaton, and also explains why Uruguayan and Paraguayan coins look so similar, and also that “SHAW” showing on Paraguayan coins is not the engraver, as some people thinks, but the contractor of the mintage. Some authors considered these coins as minted at La Rochelle, France, that also used the “H” letter as mintmark, and it is mentioned at Heritage Auctions on their list for September 15th., 2015 auction# 3042; maybe cause the previous lot was minted at Paris. [Numista.com]

Uruguay - 10 Centesimos 1930 Puma - Gold Essai

Moneta — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:43:16 -0400

by: Moneta

Description: URUGUAY. 1930-(a) AV Pattern 10 Centesimos. PCGS SP63. By Morlon. Paris. Edge: Reeded. Head laureate right / Puma walking left in front of sun rays. KM E10 (cf. KM 25) with a mintage of only 60. [Text and photo from Atlas Numismatics], this beauty is for sale, and is not physically in the Moneta Museum.

Uruguay - 20 Centesimos 1942

Moneta — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:53:05 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: I like depictions of wheat - the staff of life since 10,000 B.C.E. There is a much nicer coin issued in 1930 with a seated liberty figure and wheat. This issue of 1942 was a 18M one year issue. The planchet here appears to be highly irregular.

Uruguay - Puma 1 Peso 1942

Moneta — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 16:43:33 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: A very good example, in hand, but the photo is not so great. Interesting one year issue depicting a walking Puma with sunset behind. This low silver has a nice iridescent sheen on the reverse Puma side. Santiago mint issued 9 M of these and this one here is actually better than KM, appears to be hard to find in better shape.

Uruguay 1000 Pesos - 1969

Moneta — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:27:53 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: F.A.O. issue (U.N. World Food/Hunger organization) featuring stylized S. American Indian symbols. This particular commemorative design can be found in bronze (11k minted), silver (500k), and gold (450). I have the bronze example here too. This coin was created to adhere to the numismatic FAO program and is present on sets "Food for All" (Panel 2A) and FAO Album (page 9). The design is based upon the esthetical style created by the uruguayan artist Joaquin Torres Garcia (known as "Constructive Universalism" or "Constructivism"). On the obverse shows a Sun, Constructivist version, and on reverse several symbols. Torres Garcia thought art should not copy nature, but not negate it either. Symbols are modern, but also remind native symbolism. They are so simple and bi-dimensionals, that evocate primitive art, and are very easy to understand them, main are: the fish (Nature), the triangle (Reason), the heart (feelings), man and woman. Meanings of the symbols on reverse: 1: Creator's Face; 2: carpenter's square; 3: Universal Man, no races; 4: eel (representing sea element; 5: oxen yoke ; 6: seeds; 7: bird and seed; 8: fruit tree branch; 9: shovel; 10: buoy (fishing stuff); 11: tray to keep water and a seed; 12: fruit tree stakes; 13: axe; 14: ploughshare; 15: cow and seed; 16: lizard; 17: grinding grain mortar.

Uruguay 1000 Pesos 1969

Moneta — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:21:47 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: F.A.O. issue (U.N. World Food/Hunger organization) featuring stylized S. American Indian symbols. This particular commemorative design can be found in bronze (11k minted), silver (500k), and gold (450). I have the silver example here too. F.A.O. issue (U.N. World Food/Hunger organization) featuring stylized S. American Indian symbols. This particular commemorative design can be found in bronze (11k minted), silver (500k), and gold (450). I have the bronze example here too. This coin was created to adhere to the numismatic FAO program and is present on sets "Food for All" (Panel 2A) and FAO Album (page 9). The design is based upon the esthetical style created by the Uruguayan artist Joaquin Torres Garcia (known as "Constructive Universalism" or "Constructivism"). On the obverse shows a Sun, Constructivist version, and on reverse several symbols. Torres Garcia thought art should not copy nature, but not negate it either. Symbols are modern, but also remind native symbolism. They are so simple and bi-dimensionals, that evocate primitive art, and are very easy to understand them, main are: the fish (Nature), the triangle (Reason), the heart (feelings), man and woman. Meanings of the symbols on reverse: 1: Creator's Face; 2: carpenter's square; 3: Universal Man, no races; 4: eel (representing sea element; 5: oxen yoke ; 6: seeds; 7: bird and seed; 8: fruit tree branch; 9: shovel; 10: buoy (fishing stuff); 11: tray to keep water and a seed; 12: fruit tree stakes; 13: axe; 14: ploughshare; 15: cow and seed; 16: lizard; 17: grinding grain mortar. [Numista]

Uruguay 50 C. 1981

Moneta — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:10:04 -0500

by: Moneta

Description: I add double-pan balance scales whenever I get one, their the essence of metrology, Moneta, and reliable standards.