Original 1974 sketches of the 1975 Paraguayan coin series

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1 guarani - obverse.  Paraguayan soldier.

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1 guarani - reverse.  Tobacco plant.

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5 guaranies - obverse.  Paraguayan woman.

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5 guaranies - reverse.  Cotton plant.

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10 guaranies - obverse.  General Garay.

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10 guaranies - reverse.  Cow's head.

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50 guaranies - obverse.  Marshal José Félix Estigarribia.

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50 guaranies - reverse.  Acaray dam.

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My special thanks to forum member eurocoin.

He found these old sketches in the archives of the Royal Dutch Mint.

He does not have any additional data.

To see images of the Paraguayan 1975 coin series, click on the link below:

Coinage of Paraguay since 1975

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The sketches show the year on the obverse.

The issued designs of 1975 shows the year on the reverse.

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The design on 50 guaranies reverse coin features the Acaray dam.

It barely resembles the original sketch.

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Strangely, the words Katoenbol and Tabaksplant (both in the same handwriting) on the sketches of the 1 and 5 guarani are Dutch for cotton ball and tobacco plant.

Peter

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Strangely, the words Katoenbol and Tabaksplant (both in the same handwriting) on the sketches of the 1 and 5 guarani are Dutch for cotton ball and tobacco plant.

Eurocoin found the sketches in the Royal Dutch Mint. How they ended up there is another question. Most of the designs were based on designs from old Paraguayan banknotes of the 1950s, and according to the references the Paraguayan coin series of 1975 was minted in Rio de Janeiro.