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5 Centavos Pattern
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Currency | Peso (1863-1975) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large numeral '5' prominently centered in the field, rendered in bold relief. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA URUGUAY' arcs across the upper portion of the coin, while 'CENTAVOS' appears along the lower periphery, flanked by small star ornaments. The entire design is enclosed within a continuous beaded border. The layout is typographic in style, with no figurative imagery, giving the coin a clean and austere appearance characteristic of pattern coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a left-facing draped female bust, representing Liberty, wearing a radiate or veiled headpiece with her hair arranged in loose locks falling to her neck. The circular legend 'LIBU Y CONSTITUIDA' arcs across the upper field, with the date '1899' inscribed vertically to the right. The portrait is rendered in moderate relief with fine detail in the drapery and hair, consistent with the engraving style of late 19th-century South American pattern coinage. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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