Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 100 Pesos Specimen, Black Overprint Serie B Specimen No. 9 (Pick 39as)
The allegorical female figure at right holds the Constitution, embodying the legal order from which the currency derives its authority. Classical drapery and civic symbolism are combined with industrial and architectural imagery, creating a visual narrative in which republican law and economic modernization operate together. Thomas De La Rue's intaglio engraving gives the figure and surrounding elements a refined tonal range built from closely controlled linework. Read more →