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1500 Guaraníes José Félix Estigarribia
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | MARISCAL JOSÉ F. ESTIGARRIBIA (Translation: Marshal José F. Estigarribia) |
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| Mintage | 1973 - Krupp VDM Stuttgart (Proof) - 1,500 |
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Issued as part of Paraguay's 1972–1973 commemorative gold series marking the centenary of the end of the War of the Triple Alliance, in which Paraguay lost an estimated 60–70% of its total population — and over 90% of its adult male population — to the combined armies of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. Estigarribia, the honoree here, belongs to a different century entirely: he commanded Paraguayan forces during the Chaco War against Bolivia (1932–1935), achieving a string of unlikely victories that secured the disputed Chaco Boreal for Paraguay.
He died in a plane crash in 1940, just weeks into his presidency.