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Description:
Obverse
Portrait of Jose Gervasio Artigas (national hero) facing right; short name of the country on top ("URUGUAY" instead of the usual "REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY"), dates of birth and death of Artigas.
Reverse
Denomination on centre, surrounded by one of Artigas' phrases: "SEAN LOS ORIENTALES TAN ILUSTRADOS COMO VALIENTES" (="be orientals - one of names given to uruguayan people - so enlightened as braves") Signature of Artigas and date on exergue.
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