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20 Guaraníes Ñandutí
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 20 Guaraníes |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays a highly detailed, intricately rendered Ñandutí — the traditional Paraguayan spider-web lace — depicted as a large circular medallion with radiating geometric patterns and delicate floral ornamentation along its border. To the left of the lace motif, the numeral 20 is rendered in large stylized characters forming part of the design composition. The word NANDUTI appears to the right of the central motif, with GUARANIES inscribed along the lower exergue. The upper arc bears the legend ENCUENTRO DE DOS MUNDOS, with VIGESIMO ANIVERSARIO SERIE IBEROAMERICANA in smaller lettering immediately below, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Ibero-American coin series. |
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| Mintage | 2012 - Proof |
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The ñandutí is a lace-making tradition brought to Itauguá, Paraguay by Spanish settlers in the 17th century, though its precise origin is debated — some attribute it to Canary Island immigrants, others to direct Spanish colonial transmission. The craft takes its name from the Guaraní word for spiderweb, and Itauguá still hosts an annual festival dedicated to it. This silver issue belongs to Paraguay's broader program of commemorative coinage celebrating intangible cultural heritage, a series that generated modest collector interest regionally but saw limited secondary-market penetration internationally.