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500 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1914-1930 |
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| Value | 500 Pesos (500 UYP) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of José G. Artigas at left, with the face value at centre and the issuer's name in letterpress above. The composition is framed by fine guilloche lacework and lathe-work borders typical of the period, with denomination text integrated into the underprint. |
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| Variants | P#13a - without additional overprint date at left and right on front P#13b - with overprinted dates on left and right on front 06.12.1924 |
| Comments |
Waterlow & Sons held the contract for Uruguayan banknotes across much of the early twentieth century, and this high-denomination 500 Pesos belongs to a series that bridged a remarkably stable period in Uruguayan monetary history — the presidency of José Batlle y Ordóñez had already reshaped the banking system dramatically by 1911, placing the Banco de la República at the centre of public finance rather than leaving note issuance fragmented among private institutions.
The sixteen-year issue window is wide enough to suggest sequential date varieties exist within Pick 13, though documented sub-types remain poorly catalogued compared to lower denominations of the same series. At 500 Pesos, circulation was effectively limited to commercial and inter-bank transactions.