Description:
Obverse
Portrait of Jose Artigas, national hero, facing 1/4 left; short name of the country on left, date to rightof center, below portrait.
Reverse
Coral flower (Erythrina cristagalli); national flower of Uruguay.
Denomination in front of flower, value on right as numeral.
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