5000 Pesos Uruguayos World Cup

Uruguay hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930, won it, and then — uniquely — boycotted the 1934 tournament in Italy as retaliation for European nations refusing to make the trip to Montevideo four years earlier. This 2004 issue almost certainly commemorates the 2006 German World Cup qualification cycle or the broader centennial run-up to 1930, though the BCU issued several gold pieces in this period tied to football anniversaries without always being explicit about which event anchored the series.

The .925 gold specification is unusual — sovereign gold coinage more commonly runs at .900 or .999. At 6.75 g, actual gold content sits just under a quarter troy ounce.