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Rincón de Baygorria Electricity generator

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Location Uruguay
Period Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year 1960
Composition Silver
Weight 14.9 g
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
534912

Commemorative issue

Inauguration of electricity generator

Obverse

Drawing of Rincón de Baygorria dam, placed on Río Negro for production of electricity. Installations description above, UTE (Uruguayan electricity enterprise) logo below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
USINA
EN EL RINCÓN
DE BAYGORRIA
RÍO NEGRO
UTE

Translation:
Electricity generator at Rincón de Baygorria, Río Negro
UTE= Usinas y Teléfonos del Estado= State Generators and Telephones.

Reverse

All text. Description of installation and date on center, names of involved factories around

Script: Latin

Lettering:
• SIEMENS-SCHUCKERTWERKE • SIEMENS-AUUNION • PH.HOLZMANN • GRÜN&BILFINGER
1.
GRUPO
34000 KW
JULIO
1960

Translation: July 1960

Edge

Plain, with incuse lettering in German

Script: Latin

Rincón de Baygorria (Electricity generator) -  obverse

© ProNumis Uruguay

Mint

Munich, Germany (1158-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1960 

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