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1 Peso

Issuer Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Year 1896
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Value 1 Peso (1 UYP)
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Obverse description A central oval vignette of a seated female allegory of the Republic occupies the middle of the note, flanked by dense guilloche work and repeated face value numerals. The bank title arches across the upper margin, while denomination cartouches inscribed "UN PESO" appear to the left and right. The lower section carries the statutory text, date of issue, and the printer's imprint within elaborate lathe-work borders.
Obverse lettering UN PESO UN PESO el BANCO de la REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL del URUGUAY PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y Á LA VISTA LA CANTIDAD DE UN PESO UN PESO en moneda legal de oro ó plata sellada LEY DE 4 DE AGOSTO DE 1896 MONTEVIDEO, 24 DE AGOSTO DE 1896 GIESECKE & DEVRIENT LEIPZIG
(Translation: One Peso one Peso the Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay will pay to the bearer and at sight the amount of one Peso one Peso on legal currency of gold or sealed silver Law of August 4th., 1896 Montevideo, August 24th., 1896)
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Reverse lettering 1 UN PESO BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL UNO 1 UNO DEL URUGUAY
(Translation: Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.)
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