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70 000 Guaraníes 6th Term of President Stroessner

Issuer Paraguay
Year 1978
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Shape Round
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Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY PAZ Y JUSTICIA 70.000 GUARANIES
(Translation: Republic of Paraguay Peace and Justice 70.000 Guaranies)
Reverse description Left-facing unadorned bust portrait of President Alfredo Stroessner rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field, with bold modeling of the facial features and collar. The surname STROESSNER is engraved in large serif capitals along the upper arc of the coin. The date range 1978 - 1983, commemorating his sixth presidential term, appears in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait.
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Alfredo Stroessner ruled Paraguay from 1954 until his overthrow in 1989 — the longest military dictatorship in South American history. This issue commemorates his sixth consecutive presidential term, a tenure sustained through systematic fraud, political repression, and the effective banning of meaningful opposition. Gold commemoratives of this type were produced for export and collector markets rather than domestic circulation, functioning largely as hard-currency revenue for a regime that needed foreign exchange.

KM#168 was struck in limited quantities by foreign mints under contract. Stroessner would go on to win two more "terms" after this coin was issued.

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