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Description:
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.
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.
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