5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike, Uruguay

5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike, Uruguay, 1981 obverse image5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike, Uruguay, 1981 reverse image
5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Years of Minting:
    1981
  • Period:
    Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Pattern
  • Edge:
    Reeded
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    (So) Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)
5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike Reference Price

Reference Price

n/a

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


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.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


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.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Reeded

5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


SALTO GRANDE OBRA BINACIONAL So 1981

Reverse:


URUGUAY N$ 5.000

5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver

Size

5000 Nuevos Pesos Hydroelectricity; Pattern strike sizes
  • Weight:12 g
  • Diameter:33 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Reeded
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