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2000 Pesos Uruguayos Banco Central del Uruguay
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a section of the painting Construcción Portuaria (Port Construction) by Uruguayan artist Walter Deliotti, rendered across the central field in a realist style evoking the maritime and industrial heritage of Uruguay. The acronym BCU appears prominently at the top, flanked by the founding year 1967 and the jubilee year 2017, marking the bank's 50th anniversary. Additional alphanumeric references M 501 AFE appear in the lower portion of the field, relating to the coin's mintage series and authorization details. |
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| Reverse lettering | BCU 1967 2017 M 501 AFE (Translation: BCU = Banco Central del Uruguay; 1967 = year of founding; 2017 = year of jubilee; M 501 AFE = mintage series reference.) |
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Issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Banco Central del Uruguay, founded in 1967 when Uruguay separated its central banking functions from the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay. The BCU's first decades were defined by chronic inflation that periodically rendered Uruguayan currency nearly worthless — the country went through a full monetary redenomination in 1975 and again in 1993, when the nuevo peso was replaced at a rate of 1,000 to one.
The 2,000-peso face value is nominal; no circulating 2,000-peso coin existed in everyday commerce at this date.