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20 000 Nuevos Pesos Visit of Spanish King and Queen, Trial strike
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | VISITA DE LOS REYES DE ESPAÑA A LA R.O. DEL URUGUAY · MAYO 1983 · |
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Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía visited Uruguay in November 1983, arriving during the final months of the military dictatorship that had ruled since 1973. Elections were already scheduled; the civilian transition would come in 1984. The timing of a commemorative gold issue — and a trial strike at that — reflects the institutional awkwardness of a government simultaneously courting international legitimacy and preparing to hand over power.
Trial strikes of this type rarely entered circulation channels and typically exist in single-digit quantities per known example.