Depicts the coat of arms of Uruguay, state name above, date below.

The coat of arms consists of an oval shield, which is divided into four equal sections and crowned by a rising golden sun, the “Sun of May”, symbolizing the rising of the Uruguayan nation and the May Revolution. The oval is surrounded by a laurel branch on the left and an olive one on the right, representing honour and peace, joined at the bottom by the former Uruguayan cockade.

In the upper left quarter, there is a golden scale, a symbol of equality and justice, set on a blue background. The upper right quarter contains the Cerro de Montevideo (Montevideo Hill) with its fortress on the summit, which represents strength, on a silver background.

In the lower-left, also on a silver background, there is a galloping black horse, symbolizing liberty. The lower right quarter holds a golden ox, as a symbol of abundance, on a blue background.

From 1829 the coat of arms was ornamented with two Uruguayan Flags on each side, weapons, and various elements of commerce, in 1906 the design was simplified by law elimination all ornaments and specifying on the elements of the design.

Depicts a puma walking left in front of the rising sun, face value below.

The sun has 19 rays, for the 19 departments of the country.

The cougar (Puma concolor) is the biggest cat in North America, and the second-heaviest cat in the New World after the jaguar. The cougar is an ambush predator that pursues a wide variety of prey.

Scientists usually refer to it as "puma", as do the populations in 21 of the 23 countries in the Americas. The first English record of "puma" was in 1777, where it had come from the Spanish, who had, in turn, borrowed it from the Peruvian Quechua language in the 16th century, where it means "powerful". Although "puma" is the common name in Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries, the cat has many local or regional names in the United States and Canada, of which cougar, puma, and mountain lion are popular.