5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike

Features

Issuer	Uruguay
Period	Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
Type	Pattern
Year	1981
Value	5000 Nuevos Pesos (5000 UYN)
Currency	Nuevo peso (1975-1993)
Composition	Silver
Weight	12 g
Diameter	33 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1981
Number	N# 89640

Commemorative issue

Construction of binational dam Salto Grande

Obverse

Coats of arms of Argentina and Uruguay, the countries who shared contruction of the hydroelectric dam, and date.
Salto Grande (Big Jump) is the name of the waterfall that existed prior to the dam building.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SALTO GRANDE OBRA BINACIONAL
So
1981

Translation: Salto Grande bi-national building site

Reverse

Name of country on top, Hydroelectric dam at center, value on bottom.
This hydroelectric dam was built on the shared effort of Argentina and Uruguay, and electric power generated is also shared between both countries.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
URUGUAY
N$ 5.000

Edge

Reeded

Mint

(So)	Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

See also

• 5000 Nuevos Pesos (Binational Dam)
• 5000 Nuevos Pesos (Hydroelectricity - Pattern Strike)
• 5000 Nuevos Pesos (Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike)
• 20 000 Nuevos Pesos (Hydroelectricity)

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Numista Rarity index: 97

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