Uruguay's 1976 military government, which had seized power in 1973 after dissolving parliament, oversaw a wholesale redesign of the national coinage series during this period. This aluminium piece is a pattern strike — produced to test the design and alloy before committing to circulation production — and was never released to the public.
KM#PnB108 is one of several aluminium pattern trials from this year, suggesting the mint evaluated multiple alloy options before the final composition decision was made.
Uruguay's 1976 military government, which had seized power in 1973 after dissolving parliament, oversaw a wholesale redesign of the national coinage series during this period. This aluminium piece is a pattern strike — produced to test the design and alloy before committing to circulation production — and was never released to the public.
KM#PnB108 is one of several aluminium pattern trials from this year, suggesting the mint evaluated multiple alloy options before the final composition decision was made.