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5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity, Pattern strike
| Issuer | Banco Central del Uruguay |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The conjoined coats of arms of Argentina and Uruguay are displayed prominently at center, commemorating the binational partnership that constructed the Salto Grande hydroelectric dam. The date 1981 appears in the lower field. The legend surrounding the design references the Salto Grande project, named after the natural waterfall that preceded the dam's construction on the Uruguay River. |
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| Mintage | 1981 So - Proof |
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Uruguay's early 1980s pattern program was driven by the military government's push to showcase national infrastructure projects as symbols of economic modernization — the Palmar and Salto Grande hydroelectric developments were particular points of pride. This piece was never released for circulation; the denomination itself, 5000 Nuevos Pesos, reflects the inflationary pressures that had gutted the old peso and forced the currency reform of 1975.
Pattern strikes from the Banco Central during this period were typically produced in very limited numbers, often fewer than a dozen examples, for archival and governmental presentation purposes.