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1 Peseta Yauco
| Issuer | Puerto Rico |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 1 Peseta |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of George Washington, first President of the United States (1789–1797), occupies the central field. The legend 'ISLA DE PUERTO RICO' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 'UNA PESETA' and date '2009' appear along the lower periphery. The motto 'EN DIOS CREEMOS' and the word 'LIBERTAD' are inscribed in the field flanking the portrait, with the mint mark 'PRM' also present. |
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| Reverse description | The municipal coat of arms of Yauco dominates the central field, depicted as a quartered shield surmounted by a mural crown with battlements, and flanked on either side by leafy branches. The shield's quarters feature decorative motifs associated with the town's agricultural heritage. The town name 'YAUCO' arcs prominently along the upper periphery. The foundation year '1756' appears to the left and the ordinal number '#15' to the right of the shield, while the civic motto 'La Ciudad del Café' (The Coffee City) is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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Yauco is one of a series of Puerto Rican municipal coins issued under a local commemorative program beginning in the mid-2000s, each honoring a distinct municipality of the island. Yauco, historically the center of Puerto Rican coffee production, supplied beans to the Vatican and to European royal courts in the 19th century — a reputation that earned the town the nickname "La Ciudad del Café."
The .900 silver specification deliberately mirrors the fineness of the original Spanish colonial peseta, a nod to the monetary system that governed Puerto Rico before the 1898 cession to the United States ended Spanish currency circulation on the island.