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10 Pesos Pattern
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of José Gervasio Artigas, national hero of Uruguay, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail showing his characteristic high collar and cravat. The field is plain. The circular legend REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY runs along the upper periphery, while the name ARTIGAS appears in raised letters below the bust flanked by raised dots, with the date 1968 beneath. |
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| Reverse description | Two dorado fish (Salminus brasiliensis), a species emblematic of Uruguayan river fauna, depicted in dynamic overlapping composition occupying the upper and central fields. The large numeral 10 appears in the left-center field, with the denomination legend PESOS inscribed in raised letters along the lower periphery. The design is rendered in a bold, modernist style characteristic of mid-twentieth-century South American coinage. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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