Katalog
| Emittent | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Jahr | 1990 |
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| Nennwert | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
| Währung | Nuevo peso (1975-1993) |
| Material | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Anmelden um Details zu sehen |
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| Vorderseitenlegende | BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY QUINIENTOS NUEVOS PESOS MONEDA NACIONAL (Translation: Central Bank of Uruguay, Five Hundred New Pesos National Currency) |
| Rückseitenbeschreibung | The reverse presents a vignette of the Estévez Palace (Palacio Estévez), the former seat of government situated on Plaza Independencia in Montevideo, rendered in a detailed architectural engraving. The composition is framed by guilloche borders and underprint patterns typical of the issue. The issuing bank's name is inscribed across the upper portion. |
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| Anmerkungen |
The 500 Nuevos Pesos denomination sat at the upper end of Uruguay's circulating series at the time of issue, a period when the country was still managing the economic fallout from the 1982 financial crisis and subsequent peso devaluations. The "Nuevos Pesos" system — introduced in 1975 at a rate of 1,000 old pesos — was itself approaching obsolescence by 1990; within three years it would be replaced by the Peso Uruguayo at 1,000 to 1, effectively erasing four decimal places of inflation-driven depreciation in a single redenomination.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement here is unremarkable for the region — they printed extensively for Latin American central banks throughout this period — but the watermark remains the sole listed security feature, modest even by early 1990s standards.