Catalog
100 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 100 Pesos (100 UYP) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of José G. Artigas at left, with the face value centered in large numerals beneath the issuer's full title arched across the upper margin. Intricate guilloche underprint patterns fill the note field, lending a formal intaglio character to the overall design. |
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| Reverse description | The national coat of arms of Uruguay occupies the central vignette, flanked by guilloche ornamental panels. The issuer's name is arranged as a curved legend along the upper margin, with the denomination stated in large lettering below the arms. |
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The Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay had its earlier notes printed in Europe, but by the late 1910s the Casa de Moneda in Buenos Aires had become the practical regional solution for several River Plate issuers. This series — P#16 — reflects that shift toward a closer, cheaper printing source.
The 100 Pesos denomination made this a high-value instrument for its time, and high-value notes from this series suffered attrition through heavy banking-sector use rather than street circulation. Survivors in any honest condition are genuinely uncommon.