1 New Peso (1 Nuevo Peso), Central Bank of Uruguay, Uruguay, 1975 (Pick 55)

This 1 New Peso note was issued in Uruguay by the Central Bank of Uruguay, dated 1975. It belongs to the Nuevo peso (1975-1993) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date). It measures 155 × 69 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 55.

Obverse: Overprinted on 1000 Pesos ND (1967) P# 49. Host characteristics: Main Color: Violet on clear background. Motif: Head of Artigas facing, placed at center, with olive and laurel branches (as seen on Uruguayan coat of arms). Serial Letter: Black, placed on top center-left and right-lower; Numbers: Red, 8 digit, placed at lower left and top right. Other Security features: Foil insert vertical, usually near center; relief printing on corners (face value in numbers) and top center (issuer name) Face value: On all 4 corners in numbers, on right in letters. Signatures: General Manager, General Secretary, President. Blindmarks: No. Its lettering reads “1000 BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY 1000 / SERIE / A (serial numbers) / N$ 1 / LEY Nº 14.316 / PAGARÁ AL PORTADOR Y A LA VISTA / MIL PESOS / MONEDA NACIONAL / (serial numbers) / SERIE / A / Gerente General Secretario General Presidente / 1000 1000”. Translation given in the catalogue: “1000 Central Bank of Uruguay 1000 Serial A N$ 1 Law # 14,316 Will pay to the bearer and at sight one thousand Pesos national currency Serial A General manager General secretary President 1000 1000”.

Reverse: Host characteristics: Main Color: Violet on clear background. Motif: Palacio Legislativo = Laws Palace (Congress headquarters) Face value: On all 4 corners in numbers, on bottom in letters. Printer's name on bottom. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY / 1000 1000 / 1000 MIL PESOS 1000 / THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of Uruguay 1000 1000 1000 one thousand Pesos 1000 Thomas de la Rue & Company, Limited.”.

The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). Watermark: Watermark: Uruguayan coat of arms, on left (overprinted with value "N$ 1 / LEY Nº 14.316" in a circle); number "1000" repeated on center top an bottom edges. Signatures recorded for the type: José Gil Dí­az (JGD) (President); William W. Rosso (WWR) (General Co-Manager); Juan César Pacchiotti (JCP) (General Secretary). Technique: Overprinted. Demonetized: Yes.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.