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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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| Reference(s) | KM#114, SA#E.24, Schön#100 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ENCUENTRO DE DOS MUNDOS 1997 GAUCHOS (Translation: Meeting of 2 worlds Gauchos=country people) |
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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.