| Location |
Uruguay
|
|---|---|
| Period |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay (1825-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1975 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Issued | 1975 |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 554262 |
Monzón embrace
Series: Año de la Orientalidad
Series logo at center, commemorated event name on top and sides, near edge.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ABRAZO DEL MONZON
• 1975 - AÑO DE LA ORIENTALIDAD •
SESQUICENTENARIO
DE LOS HECHOS HISTORICOS DE 1825
• LAVALLEJA - RIVERA •
Translation:
Monzón Embrace
1975 Year of the Orientality
150th. anniversary of the Historic Events from 1825
Lavalleja and Rivera
Designer: Santos Martínez Coch
No text.
Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Fructuoso Rivera in embrace, holding a sword.
Designer: Santos Martínez Coch
Plain
On April 29th., Juan Antonio Lavalleja and Fructuoso Rivera who were political rivals, met and agreed to fight together to free Uruguay, halting the political differences between them. This happened near Monzón stream, on Soriano department, on west of country.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 | 5 000 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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