Uruguay 1939 - Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay 1000 Pesos Specimen, De La Rue Cancel Stamp, Serie A, Specimen No. 50 (Pick 41as)
The obverse design features the engraved portrait of José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguay’s foundational national figure, executed within an ornate architectural framework characteristic of Thomas De La Rue and Company’s late-interwar intaglio production. The denomination MIL PESOS dominates the central cartouche, underscoring the note’s position at the apex of the denomination hierarchy. This example belongs to the Series A–B grouping and bears a controlled all-zero serial format, accompanied by the printed designation SPECIMEN No. 50 at the lower left margin, confirming its place within a numbered specimen sequence. Read more →