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| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | At right, a vignette of a Spanish conquistador in profile; the national coat of arms appears at center below the face value; the left portion of the note is reserved for the watermark area. The design is executed in intaglio with fine guilloche underprint work framing the central composition. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a fleet of period sailing vessels, dominated by a large caravel under full sail at left, with smaller ships receding toward the coastline of Montevideo in the background under a dramatic clouded sky. The denomination numerals "0,50" appear in guilloche cartouches at lower left and upper right, with an ornate foliate border framing the entire composition. The printer's imprint "THOMAS DE LA RUE & COY. LTD. LONDRES INGLATERRA" is visible in the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Watermark visible in the blank left portion of the obverse |
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