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3000 Guaraníes Ruins of Humaitá
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the national arms of Paraguay, consisting of a five-pointed star within a radiant glory, flanked by an olive branch to the right and a palm branch to the left, all enclosed within a beaded border. The circular legend REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY runs along the upper periphery. The date 19 75 is divided at the lower left and right of the arms, with the denomination 3000 GUARANIES inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Humaitá was the fortified river position where Paraguayan forces held off the allied armies of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay for nearly three years during the War of the Triple Alliance — a conflict that killed an estimated 60–70% of Paraguay's male population by its end in 1870. The ruins commemorated here are what remained of the church that served as the garrison's anchor point on the Paraguay River.
This coin belongs to a 1975 FAO-linked commemorative program issued under Stroessner's government, which used gold coinage almost exclusively for export revenue and collector markets rather than domestic circulation.