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250 Pesos Uruguayos Dances and Typical Costumes
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Peso uruguayo (1993-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed reproduction of the painting Uno de los tres chiripás by the Uruguayan artist Juan Manuel Blanes, portraying gaucho figures in traditional dress. The word GAUCHOS appears above the central composition, while the legend ENCUENTRO DE DOS MUNDOS arcs along the upper periphery. The date 1997 is inscribed in the exergue. The overall design commemorates the Meeting of Two Worlds theme within the broader Ibero-American series. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Uruguay's 1990s commemorative silver program was largely driven by export demand — these issues were sold internationally through coin dealers and never meaningfully circulated domestically. This particular piece belongs to a series documenting traditional Uruguayan folk culture, commissioned at a moment when the Banco Central was aggressively pursuing hard currency through numismatic sales following the economic instabilities of the preceding decade.
The .925 fineness places it among the higher-purity issues of the program.