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10 Libres Project for Mercosur Common Currency
| Issuer | Banco Central Mercosur (BCM) - Project |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Brown ink on multicolour underprint. A pre-Hispanic craft vignette occupies the left portion of the note, while an outline map of South America appears to the right. The face value numeral is centred at the bottom, with currency names in three languages at lower left and a wind rose device at lower right. Issuer initials, a single black signature, and the issue date of 2010 complete the design. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is blank. |
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Never issued, never circulated. This note was produced as a design proposal during a period when Mercosur economists were actively debating a regional common currency — tentatively named the "Gaucho" in some discussions, though the "Libre" denomination used here reflects a competing nomenclature that briefly gained traction. The project stalled almost immediately against the structural reality that Brazil and Argentina could not agree on a common monetary framework, and no central bank with this name has ever been formally constituted.
Nascimento's involvement places this firmly in the Brazilian design tradition for the proposal — though the note remains a speculative artifact, not an official state commission.