10 Pesos Uruguayos José Artigas

€4,468.00

Issuer	Uruguay
Year	2000
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Value	10 Pesos Uruguayos
Currency	Peso uruguayo (1993-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: copper-aluminium-nickel centre in stainless steel ring (Core: 92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight	10.5 g
Dimensions	28.0 mm
Thickness	2.45 mm
Shape and Technique	Round Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)	Jorge Nicastro
In circulation to
Reference(s)	KM#121, Schön#94

Obverse description	Portrait of José Gervasio Artigas (national hero) facing right; short name of the country on top (`URUGUAY` instead of the usual `REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY`), dates of birth and death of Artigas.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	URUGUAY 1764 JOSE ARTIGAS 1850 (Translation: Uruguay 1764 José Artigas 1850)
Reverse description	Denomination on center, surrounded by one of Artigas` phrase: `SEAN LOS ORIENTALES TAN ILUSTRADOS COMO VALIENTES` (=`be Orientals - one of names given to Uruguayan people - so enlightened as braves`) Signature of Artigas, date on exergue.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	`SEAN LOS ORIENTALES TAN ILUSTRADOS COMO VALIENTES` 10 PESOS URUGUAYOS José Artigas (signature) 2000 (Translation: Be the Orientals as enlighted as braves 10 Pesos Uruguayos José Artigas (signature) 2000)
Edge	Plain
Mint	Buenos Aires, Argentina(1875-date) Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date)
Mintage	2000 - Buenos Aires; struck in 2004 no asterisks around date - 10 000 000 2000 - Royal Canadian mint; struck in 2006; date as `* 2000 *` - 40 000 000
Catalog ID	5736486450
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