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10 Centésimos
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1976-1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral '10' dominates the central field in bold relief, flanked on either side by a single upright olive branch, each bearing multiple leaves and rendered in fine detail. The denomination legend CENTESIMOS curves along the lower arc of the coin in evenly spaced capital letters. The flat rim follows the twelve-sided contour of the flan, and the field is otherwise plain. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This issue belongs to the Nueva Familia Monetaria series introduced as Uruguay attempted to stabilize an economy ravaged by years of inflation that had, by the mid-1970s, made the old peso effectively worthless. The centésimo-denominated coinage was a statement of fiscal optimism under the military government that had seized power in 1973 — optimism that proved short-lived, as inflation returned aggressively before the series was even complete.