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3000 Guaraníes Abraham Lincoln
| Issuer | Banco Central del Paraguay |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Value | 3000 Guaraníes |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national arms of Paraguay at center, depicting a five-pointed star within a radiant sunburst, enclosed by an olive and palm wreath tied at the base. The date is split to either side of the arms, reading '19' at left and '74' at right. The denomination '3000 GUARANIES' is inscribed along the lower portion of the field. The legend 'REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY' curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters, bordered by a beaded inner rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY 19 74 3000 GUARANIES (Translation: Republic of Paraguay 19 74 3000 Guaranies) |
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Issued as part of Paraguay's extensive commemorative gold program of the early 1970s, this piece belongs to a series that the Banco Central commissioned largely for export sale rather than domestic circulation — a foreign exchange strategy common among smaller economies during the Bretton Woods collapse, when gold coin sales to collectors abroad generated hard currency. Lincoln's inclusion in a Paraguayan series is purely commercial; he appeared alongside other world figures in companion issues marketed internationally through coin dealers and Franklin Mint-adjacent distribution channels.
The .900 fineness places it in line with pre-1933 U.S. gold standards, almost certainly a deliberate choice to appeal to American buyers.