Catalog
2 Centesimos Pattern
| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Value | 2 Centésimos (0.02 UYP) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY ARTIGAS 1960 |
| Reverse description | Central field dominated by the large numeral '2' in bold relief, with the denomination legend 'CENTÉSIMOS' inscribed below in capital letters. The central device is flanked on either side by a symmetrical wreath of laurel branches, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, conveying classical numismatic elegance. The field is otherwise plain, allowing the denomination to command visual prominence. |
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This piece belongs to a set of pattern coinage produced in 1960 as Uruguay explored redenomination options following years of inflation that had badly eroded the peso's purchasing power — a process that would eventually culminate in the 1975 introduction of the nuevo peso at a rate of 1,000 to one. Patterns in gold at this denomination were almost certainly never intended for circulation; the metal choice points squarely toward presentation or archival purposes.
KM#Pn53 is seldom encountered, with confirmed examples concentrated in institutional collections.