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10 Pesos Uruguayos Puma

Emittent Banco Central del Uruguay
Jahr 2011-2015
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Dicke 2.3 mm
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Aversbeschreibung Central bimetallic field displays the national coat of arms of Uruguay within an oval shield, quartered with a balance scale, a fortified hill, an ox, and a horse, surmounted by a radiant rising sun. The shield is flanked by olive and laurel branches tied at the base. The circular legend REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY runs along the outer nickel-plated steel ring, interrupted at the base by the date in the exergue. The design is struck in the brass-plated steel centre, contrasting with the surrounding ring.
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Averslegende REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 2011
(Translation: Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Uruguay))
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Uruguay's 2011 bimetallic 10-peso issue arrived as part of a broader monetary rationalization following the catastrophic 2002 banking crisis, during which the peso lost roughly half its value against the dollar and the government froze bank deposits for four days — an event Uruguayans still call the *corralito*. Rebuilding confidence in circulating coinage meant issuing durable, visually distinct denominations that were harder to confuse with lower values.

The puma designation distinguishes this type from earlier 10-peso issues in the series. Brass-on-steel bimetallics of this period were produced under contract arrangements common to several Latin American mints, and the BCU did not strike domestically.