{"product_id":"uruguay-p102-polymer-50-pesos-uruguayos-2020-or-2021-unc-varela","title":"Uruguay P102 POLYMER 50 Pesos Uruguayos 2020 or 2021 UNC—Varela","description":"\u003cp\u003eUruguay's 50 Pesos Uruguayos polymer note is a quiet tribute to the man who built the country's public school system from scratch — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Pedro_Varela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosé Pedro Varela\u003c\/a\u003e — printed on durable polymer by one of the world's premier security printers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep olive-green engraving; pale green and cream background; gold and blue accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Pedro_Varela\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJosé Pedro Varela\u003c\/a\u003e to the right\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCoat of arms of Uruguay to the left, above the watermark window\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination: CINCUENTA PESOS URUGUAYOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIssuer text: BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY \/ MONEDA NACIONAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcu.gub.uy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlberto Graña\u003c\/a\u003e — Gov. (Series A, 2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAlfredo Allo Arrieta — General Secretary (both series)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcu.gub.uy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDiego Labat\u003c\/a\u003e — Gov. (Series B, 2021)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e olive-green and cream background; gold and teal accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMonument to José Pedro Varela\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination repeated: CINCUENTA PESOS URUGUAYOS\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIssuer text: BANCO CENTRAL DEL URUGUAY \/ MONEDA NACIONAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Your note will be either Series A or Series B — both are UNC and identical in design; only the year and signatures differ.\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eP-102a — 2020, Signatures: Graña \u0026amp; Allo Arrieta (Series A, issued 3 October 2020)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eP-102b — 2021, Signatures: Labat \u0026amp; Allo Arrieta (Series B, issued October 2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-102a \/ P-102b; TBB B561a \/ B561b; Numista N#238829\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of José Pedro Varela in see-through window\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 145 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bcu.gub.uy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Uruguay (Banco Central del Uruguay)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oberthur_Technologies\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOberthur Fiduciaire (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire; FCO)\u003c\/a\u003e, France (1984–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uruguayan_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeso uruguayo\u003c\/a\u003e (1993–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Uruguay\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guaran%C3%AD_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuaraní\u003c\/a\u003e language — most likely meaning \"river of the painted birds\" (\u003cem\u003euruguá\u003c\/em\u003e = shellfish\/snail; \u003cem\u003eí\u003c\/em\u003e = water\/river), referring to the Uruguay River\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montevideo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMontevideo\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~1.4 million; metro pop. ~1.8 million\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Disputed — possibly from Portuguese \u003cem\u003eMonte vide eu\u003c\/em\u003e (\"I see a mountain\") or from a Spanish cartographic notation \u003cem\u003eMonte VI De E a O\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~3.4 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Connecticut or Iowa\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176,215 km² (68,037 mi²) — comparable to Washington state or Syria\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$27,000 (IMF 2023) — one of the highest in Latin America\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beef, soybeans, cellulose\/pulp, dairy, rice, wool\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Argentina\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArgentina\u003c\/a\u003e (west); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBrazil\u003c\/a\u003e (north and east); Atlantic Ocean (south)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish (~100%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Uruguayans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite\/European\u003c\/a\u003e (~87%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Uruguayans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Uruguayan\u003c\/a\u003e (~8%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mestizo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~4%); Indigenous (~1%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercosur\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMercosur\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1991); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1948); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1995);\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ePre-colonial: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charrua\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCharrúa\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guaran%C3%AD_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGuaraní\u003c\/a\u003e peoples\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish colonization (1624–1811)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBanda Oriental — contested between Spain, Portugal, and later Argentina and Brazil\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIndependence declared 1825; recognized 1828 — one of the last South American nations to gain independence\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOriental Republic of Uruguay (1828–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eUruguay Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUruguay was the first country in the world to fully legalize recreational cannabis at the national level (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIt has no natural lakes — all major lakes are man-made reservoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUruguay has more cattle than people — roughly 4 cows per person\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIt was the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage (2013) and abortion (2012)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe country has no army bases abroad and has contributed heavily to UN peacekeeping missions relative to its size\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJosé Pedro Varela, depicted on this note, transformed Uruguay's education system in the 1870s — today Uruguay has one of the highest literacy rates in Latin America (~99%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUruguay hosted and won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Schoolmaster on the Banknote\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJosé Pedro Varela died at just 34 years old, but in his short life he rewrote the rules of Uruguayan society. Inspired by travels to the United States — where he met \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Mann\u003c\/strong\u003e, the father of American public education — Varela returned home and pushed through the \u003cstrong\u003e1877 Law of Common Education\u003c\/strong\u003e, making schooling free, secular, and compulsory. Uruguay's near-universal literacy today is his legacy. Carrying this note is carrying a piece of that story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePolymer: Built to Last\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on \u003cstrong\u003epolymer substrate\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eOberthur Fiduciaire\u003c\/strong\u003e of France, this note features a \u003cstrong\u003esee-through window watermark\u003c\/strong\u003e — a hallmark of modern security printing. Polymer notes last up to \u003cstrong\u003e4× longer\u003c\/strong\u003e than paper equivalents, resist moisture, and are harder to counterfeit. In UNC condition, this example is as crisp as the day it left the press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this note and own a piece of Uruguay's proudest tradition — the belief that education is the foundation of a free society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52206129742135,"sku":"UY102xU","price":2.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/IMG-2717.jpg?v=1779797584","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/uruguay-p102-polymer-50-pesos-uruguayos-2020-or-2021-unc-varela","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}