10 Pesos Provisional

€239,177.00
IssuerUruguay
Year1896
TypeStandard banknote
Value10 Pesos (10 UYP)
CurrencyPeso (1863-1975)
CompositionPaper
Size156 × 79 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterSouth American Bank Note Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina
No. printed
Designer(s)
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In circulation to1896
Reference(s) P#1A
Obverse descriptionLiberty allegory with helmet on top left,Cherub holding Uruguayan coat of arms on right, face value on center, issuer name above.
Reverse descriptionUruguayan country scene on center, face value repeated on both sides.
Signature(s)José Marí­a Muñoz, Bernabé Quiñones, Enrique Lafarge,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionNo watermark.
Obverse letteringLEY AGOSTO 4 DE 1896 BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY Pagaremos al portador y á la vista DIEZ PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL ORO SELLADO CON SUJECIÓN A LAS LEYES VIGENTES Montevideo, 1º de Octubre de 1896
(Translation: Law August 4th. of 1896 Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay We will pay to the bearer and at sight Ten Pesos National currency sealed gold Accordingly to current Laws Montevideo, October 1st., 1896)
Reverse letteringDIEZ X X DIEZ 10 10 PESOS X X PESOS
(Translation: Ten X X (10 in Roman numerals) Ten 10 10 Pesos X X (Ten in Roman numerals) Pesos)
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Catalog ID2167822820
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