Catalog
10 Pesos Uruguayos Silver Trial
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of José Gervasio Artigas, national hero and founding father of Uruguay, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including his characteristic collar and lapels. The legend URUGUAY arcs across the upper field, flanked by a dotted border. The word ENSAYO (Trial) appears in small lettering beneath the portrait, with the name JOSE ARTIGAS inscribed along the lower rim. The dates 1764 and 1850, denoting Artigas's birth and death years, flank the portrait on the left and right respectively within the inner border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Trial pieces from the Banco Central del Uruguay are rarely documented with precision, and this silver example from 2000 occupies that murky zone between internal testing and deliberate collector issue. Uruguay's monetary history around this period was turbulent — the country was sliding toward the 2002 banking crisis that would ultimately freeze deposits and collapse the peso's value by roughly half against the dollar.
Whether this trial preceded a circulation issue that was shelved, or simply tested planchet specifications never adopted, the Numista P# designation confirms its provisional status.