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1/4 Gaucho Gold Bullion Coinage
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#108, SA#E.16 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Uruguay's Gaucho bullion series was issued in the early 1990s as part of a broader Latin American trend toward nationalist-themed gold coins aimed at the collector and investor market. The Banco Central had experimented with commemorative gold issues through the 1970s and 1980s, but this fractional series represented a more deliberate attempt to compete with established bullion programs from Brazil and Mexico.
The .900 fineness is a deliberate nod to the pre-decimal Spanish colonial minting standard rather than the .9999 purity favored by modern bullion programs — a choice that limited its appeal to spot-price investors but gave it traction with collectors focused on Rioplatense numismatics.