EL SITIO NO. 3 PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTO URUGUAYO DE NUMISMATICA

Highlights of our third publication:

* In the cover, the picture of the ID medal for the senior members of our institution. It was minted in the centennial Tammaro House, as regulated in 1955 by the Chief Executive Commission and as a commemorative for the foundation of the Instituto Uruguayo de Numismática, IUN (Numismatic Uruguayan Institute) that year. 50 medals were minted for each of the senior members. The medal was designed by plastic Ernesto R. Romero; on the anverse, the legend "INSTITUYO URUGUAYO DE NUMISMATICA" and "1955" between two stars show in the perimeter while a radiant Sun with face appears in the centre. The "Sun" by Juan Agustín Camilo Jouve, from the first coin minted in the country in 1840, was chosen as the main distinctive for the IUN.

* Editorial: this El Sitio Nr 3 is dedicated to all those men that on June, 11th 1955, had the sight and greatness to found the Instituto Uruguayo de Numismática, opening its door and fostering many generations of uruguayan and foreign numismatics. Thanks to them and to all the others that help in the way to celebrating this "young" 57 years!

* Articles: a) Masonic medallist: Valuable medals from "Friends of the Truth". Hugo Mancebo Decaux
b) Identifying shear tokens: "Estancia San José" of Félix Eduardo Payret. Horacio Morero and Mario Sánchez
c) The order of "Artigas": A project for a Uruguayan award. Fernando Chao (h)

* Exhibition of Uruguayan medals of Bridges.
* Workshop, conference and other numismatic updates.

To read the issue online, see: www.iun.com.uy/boletines/ElSitio3.pdf

Wayne Homren, Editor

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