500 Pesos

Issuer	Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
Year	1914-1930
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Size	203 × 102 mm
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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.
Obverse lettering	EL BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA ORIENTAL del URUGUAY PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA LA CANTIDAD DE 500 QUINIENTOS PESOS EN MONEDA LEGAL DE ORO SELLADO LEY DE 4 DE AGOSTO DE 1896 MONTEVIDEO, Septiembre de 1914 (Translation: The bank of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay will pay to the bearer and at sight the amount of 500 five hundred Pesos on legal currency of sealed gold Law of August 4th., 1896 Montevideo, September 1914)
Reverse description	The Uruguayan coat of arms is centrally placed within an oval guilloche vignette, surrounded by elaborate lathe-work and lace-pattern underprint in purple. The numeral '500' and the word 'QUINIENTOS' repeat symmetrically in the four corners, with the issuer's name arching around the central device in two concentric bands.
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