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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Printer | Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany |
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| Obverse description | To the left, an intaglio vignette of a sailor rendered in profile; to the right, a female allegorical figure representing the Republic stands above the national coat of arms. The face value is inscribed at centre, with the issuer's full name running across the upper margin within an elaborate guilloche border framework. |
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| Obverse lettering | el BANCO de la REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL del URUGUAY Pagará al portador y á la vista la cantidad de DIEZ PESOS EN MONEDA LEGAL DE ORO SELLADO. Ley de 4 de Agosto de 1896 Montevideo, 24 de Agosto de 1896. (Translation: The Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay will pay to the bearer and at sight the amount of Ten Pesos in legal currency of sealed gold. Law of August 4th, 1896. Montevideo, August 24th, 1896.) |
| Reverse description | A central vignette presents a panoramic view of the port of Montevideo, with the Cerro de Montevideo visible in the background and a steam locomotive in the foreground; the issuer's name is distributed across the upper and lower registers flanking the scene. Repeated face value numerals and denomination text occupy decorative panels along both lateral borders. |
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