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100 Nuevos Pesos

Issuer Banco Central del Uruguay
Year 1987
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Central vignette presents an intaglio portrait of José Gervasio Artigas (1764–1850), national hero and founding father of Uruguayan independence, positioned at right of center against a fine guilloche underprint. The Uruguayan National Coat of Arms appears to the left, with the denomination and issuing authority inscriptions arranged across the note in letterpress. The name ARTIGAS is printed beneath the portrait as an identifying legend.
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Reverse description Central vignette presents an architectural view of the Estévez Palace (Palacio Estévez), the former seat of the Uruguayan government, situated on Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The building is shown in a formal frontal or three-quarter perspective typical of classic banknote architecture engravings. The issuing authority inscription is printed across the upper portion of the note.
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