Host note: Portrait of José G. Artigas on left; issuer name on top; face value in letters at center, in numbers on right and on all four corners; place and date on lower right; black series on top right and lower left; red serial #s on top right and lower left, or black on top right and left. Black overprints: 3 parallel horizontal bars overprinted over `UN PESO` and `1` delete original face value; new face value `VEINTE CENTÉSIMOS` overprinted below. All four corners are cut to delete original face value All 4 corners were cut to delete numbers `1` printed on them.
Reverse description
Host note: Issuer name as curved legend on top; coat of arms on center; face value in letters at bottom, in numbers on all four corners. Black overprints: `PROVISORIO` over center, new face value `VEINTE CEMT{ESIMOS` below center, 3 parallel bars deleting original face value on bottom.
Signature(s)
Claudio Williman, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Jorge West, Octavio Morató,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Issuer name `Banco de la República O. del Uruguay`
Obverse lettering
El Banco de la
República Oriental del Uruguay
Pagará al portador y a la vista
Un Peso 1
En Moneda Legal de oro o plata Sellada
Ley de 4 de Agosto de 1896
VEINTE CENTÉSIMOS
Montevideo, Enero de 1918
CASA DE MONEDA - BUENOS AIRES (Translation: The Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay will pay to the bearer at sight One Peso 1 in legal currency of sealed silver or gold. Law from August 4th., 1896 Twenty cents Montevideo, January, 1918 Casa de Moneda - Buenos Aires)
Reverse lettering
BANCO de la REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL del
URUGUAY
PROVISORIO
VEINTE CENTÉSIMOS
UN PESO (Translation: Bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Provisional Twenty cents One Peso)