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500 Pesos Law of Jan 2nd., 1939 - Issued by BCU
| Issuer | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1967 |
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| Value | 500 Pesos (500 UYP) |
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| Obverse description | An allegorical female figure representing Industry, rendered in intaglio, occupies the right portion of the note, set against a fine guilloche underprint centred on the face value. The national coat of arms appears to the left alongside the watermark field, with issuing authority and legal tender inscriptions in letterpress along the upper and lower margins. Date and legislative authority references are printed in the lower margin, citing the Law of 2 January 1939. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a large intaglio allegorical composition of agricultural and pastoral life, with multiple figures engaged in harvesting and rural labour set against a landscape background, sheep in the foreground and industrial structures in the distance. Denomination numerals '500' appear in guilloche cartouches at all four corners, with the face value inscription running along the lower margin. The printer's imprint is present at the bottom edge, and an unprinted oval watermark field is positioned to the right of centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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