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50 Centavos Silver Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Paraguay |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#PnD37 var., M#58 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | PAZ Y JUSTICIA 50 CENTos 9 Dos FINO (Translation: Peace and justice (National motto of Paraguay) 50 Centavos Nine tenths of pure silver) |
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Paraguay's monetary system in 1889 was in acute disorder following the ruinous War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870), which had killed an estimated 60–70% of the country's male population and left the national economy essentially prostrate for a generation. Pattern coinage from this period reflects repeated attempts to establish a stable decimal currency that kept stalling for lack of treasury funds and political continuity. This piece was never adopted for circulation.