200 Pesos Uruguayos Millennium; Pattern

Struck as a pattern piece ahead of the millennium, this issue was never released for circulation — the Banco Central del Uruguay produced gold presentation strikes in the final months of 1999 as part of a broader wave of commemorative programs tied to the year 2000. Uruguay's millennium coinage program was modest compared to neighboring Argentina and Brazil, and confirmed circulation strikes in this denomination and metal simply did not follow.