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5 Centavos
| Issuer | Paraguay |
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| Year | 1900-1903 |
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| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Sello de Hacienda, one of Paraguay's two official national coats of arms, rendered in fine detail. The circular legend REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY arcs around the periphery, flanked by a decorative star separating the inscription. The year of issue appears at the base of the design, enclosed between two small ornamental stars. The overall design is contained within a plain inner border, with the milled edge forming the outer limit of the coin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Paraguay's monetary system was effectively rebuilt from scratch in the 1880s and 1890s following the catastrophic War of the Triple Alliance, which killed an estimated 60–70% of the country's male population and left the economy in ruins. These small copper-nickel pieces were among the first stable fractional coins issued under the reformed currency framework established by the Banco del Paraguay y Río de la Plata.
Struck at the Hamburg mint, a common contracting choice for South American states lacking domestic minting infrastructure at the turn of the century.