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15 Centésimos Emergency Postal Script Issues
| Issuer | Uruguay |
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| Year | 1868 |
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| Size | 69 x 56 mm |
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| Obverse description | Printed in orange ink, the note bears a central postage stamp reproduction or handstamp surrounded by the national arms, with the face value below. A circular hand-applied seal appears on the face, consistent with emergency postal script issues of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY 15 CENTECIMOS MONTEVIDEO (Translation: Oriental Republic of Uruguay 15 Cents Montevideo) |
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Uruguay's 1868 postal script issues emerged from a severe coin shortage that left small transactions essentially impossible. The government authorized the use of postage stamp-related instruments as fractional currency — a stopgap adopted across several Latin American republics during the 1860s when silver coinage had effectively vanished from everyday commerce.
The 15 centésimos denomination sits at an awkward value that reflects how acute the shortage was: even this mid-range fractional amount required an emergency substitute.