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50 Centésimos Pattern
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Currency | Nuevo peso (1975-1993) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a balance scale of ancient Roman type, rendered in high relief within the field. The scale, derived from the upper-left quarter of the Uruguayan national coat of arms, serves as a symbol of equity and justice. The abbreviated country name URUGUAY appears as a legend along the upper rim, while the date is inscribed below the central device. The mint assay mark 'So' (Santiago, Chile) appears alongside the date. |
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| Obverse lettering | URUGUAY So 1976 |
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Uruguay's 1976 coinage program coincided with the early years of the civic-military dictatorship that had formally consolidated power in June 1973. Pattern pieces from this period were produced as the regime restructured the country's monetary and economic institutions, and several proposed denominations and compositions from 1976 never reached circulation. Nickel silver was tested as an alternative to the cupronickel alloys then standard in regional coinage.
Whether this specific pattern was rejected on cost grounds or simply superseded by subsequent monetary reforms is not documented in published records.