Catalog
2 Pesos Uruguayos
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1994-2007 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#104, SA#138, SA#141, SA#150, CG#153, CG#162, CG#180, Schön#92 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing bust portrait of José Gervasio Artigas, national hero and founding father of Uruguay, rendered in bold relief with strong facial definition. The effigy occupies the central field, truncated at the shoulder. A circular legend surrounds the portrait, reading the full name of the republic along the upper and lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Additional information |
Uruguay's shift to copper-aluminium-nickel for this series came as part of a broader monetary restructuring following the economic turbulence of the late 1980s, when the country had been forced to repeatedly redenominate its currency. The 2 Peso Uruguayo denomination was introduced with the 1993 monetary reform that replaced the Nuevo Peso at a rate of 1000:1 — effectively erasing three zeros from everyday transactions.
The alloy itself was chosen for durability and resistance to corrosion in a country where coastal humidity accelerates wear on softer metals. Production ran across multiple die pairs over the thirteen-year span, accounting for the range of catalog references assigned to what is nominally a single type.