150 Guaraníes José E. Díaz

1973 year


Silver (.999)	25 g	40.50 mm

Description

Issuer	Paraguay
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Paraguay (Banco Central del Paraguay)
Period	Republic (1811-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1973
Value	150 Guaraníes 150 PYG = USD 0.019
Currency	Guarani (1944-date)
Composition	Silver (.999)
Weight	25 g
Diameter	40.50 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#166824
Rarity index	95%

Reverse

Bust of General José E. Díaz facing

Script: Latin

Lettering: GENERAL JOSÉ E. DIAZ

Edge

Reeded

Comment

José Eduvigis Díaz Vera (October 17, 1833 – February 7, 1867) was a celebrated Paraguayan General. Díaz was born in the town of Cerro Verá east of Pirayú in the department of Paraguarí. In 1852 he joined the militia and later led Battalion #40 of the police. He became the police chief in Asunción and first distinguished himself on raids across the Río Paraná at Corrientes in the spring of 1866 during the Paraguayan War. Díaz was the hero of the September 22, 1866 battle of Curupaity, leading a humiliating rout of the allied forces.

Barely four months later, however, on 26 Jan. 1867, a Brazilian shell exploded over General Diaz's canoe while he was fishing in the River Paraguay, outside the camp at Curupayti. President Francisco Solano López visited the wounded Diaz every day. Diaz's leg was amputated by doctors, but he still died on 7 Feb. 1867.

Interesting fact

The 150 Guaraníes (José E. Díaz) coin from Paraguay, made of Silver (.999) and weighing 25g, is a non-circulating coin that was minted in 1973. One interesting fact about this coin is that it features the image of José E. Díaz, a prominent Paraguayan politician and military leader, on its obverse side. Díaz played a significant role in Paraguay's history, serving as the country's president from 1865 to 1870 and leading the country's forces during the War of the Triple Alliance. The coin's reverse side features the national coat of arms of Paraguay.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1973	10000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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