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10 Centavos Silver Pattern
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Paraguayan national arms: a five-pointed star at center, surrounded by a wreath of palm and olive branches tied at the base, all set within a plain field. The circumferential legend REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY arcs along the upper periphery in bold Latin capitals, while the partial date 18 appears in the lower exergual area, with the final two digits left incomplete as is characteristic of this pattern issue. The entire design is enclosed by a finely executed beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Paraguay's monetary system in the late 1880s was still rebuilding from the catastrophic War of the Triple Alliance, which had ended in 1870 and killed an estimated 60–70% of the country's male population. Pattern coinage from this period reflects repeated, often abortive attempts to establish a stable circulating currency — many proposed types were struck in small numbers, evaluated, and quietly abandoned without ever reaching production.
The variant designation against KM#PnB37 suggests a die or specification difference from the primary recorded pattern, though full documentation of the Paraguay pattern series from this mint remains incomplete in the standard references.