Republic of Paraguay
South American Country (1811-present)
Location: Central South America
Capital City: Asunción
Government type: Provisional Government (1811-1814, 1840-1841), Utopian Dictatorship (1814-1840), Republic (1840-present)
Main languages: Spanish, Guarani
Main religions: Catholic Christianity
Chronology
1811: Independence from both Argentina and Spain (no formal declaration of independence until 1842)
1864-1870: Triple Alliance War with Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay
1869-1876: Occupied by Argentina and Brazil
Currency
Real (1845-1856)
1 Peso = 8 Reales
First Peso (1856-1870)
1 Peso = 10 Reales
Second Peso (1870-1944)
1 Peso = 100 Centésimos/Centavos
Guarani (1944-present)
1 Guarani = 100 Centimos
Coins from Paraguay in the collection
•1/2 Real, 1845 (copper, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#1)
•2 Centésimo, 1870 (copper, Heaton Mint (Birmingham), KM#1)
•50 Centavo, 1925 (cupronickel, Huguenin Frères (Le Locle, Switzerland), KM#12)
•5 Centimo, 1944 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#21)
•10 Centimo, 1947 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#22)
•25 Centimo, 1953 (nickel brass, London mint, KM#27)
•50 Centimo, 1944 (aluminum bronze, Buenos Aires mint, KM#24)
•1 Guarani, 1993 (brass-plated steel, Santiago mint, KM#192) Commemorative: FAO
•5 Guarani, 1992 (nickel brass, Santiago mint, KM#166a) Commemorative: FAO
•10 Guarani, 1996 (brass-plated steel, Santiago mint, KM#178a) Commemorative: FAO
•50 Guarani, 2008 (aluminum, Winnipeg mint, KM#191b)
•100 Guarani, 1990 (nickel brass, Llantrisant mint, KM#177)
•100 Guarani, 2007 (nickel-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#177b)
•500 Guarani, 2005 (brass-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#195)
•500 Guarani, 2007 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#195a)
•1,000 Guarani, 2008 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#198)
Banknotes from Paraguay in the collection
•1 Guarani, 1963 (P#193)
•5 Guarani, 1963 (P#195)
•10 Guarani, 1963 (P#196)
•1,000 Guarani, 2004 (P#222)
•2,000 Guarani, 2017 (P#228d)