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1 Centésimo Gold Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Uruguay |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of José Gervasio Artigas, national hero and founding father of Uruguay, rendered in high relief after a design by Thomas Humphrey Paget, whose engraver's initials 'HP' appear incuse below the truncation. The surrounding field is framed by a continuous beaded border. The circular legend 'REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY' arcs around the upper periphery, while the name '· ARTIGAS ·' appears in the lower field below the bust, with the date '1953' beneath it. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Uruguay's 1953 coinage reform introduced the new centésimo denominations in base metal for circulation, but the mint — almost certainly working with the Casa de Moneda de Uruguay — produced gold patterns across several denominations as presentation pieces, likely for government officials or international monetary exhibitions. The 1-centésimo gold pattern in this series is among the smaller strikes, and KM records only a handful of confirmed examples.