Currency of Uruguay Currency of Uruguay This is an outline of Uruguay's monetary history. For the present currency of Uruguay, see Uruguayan peso. Uruguay's currency was initially that common to all of Spanish America. During the struggle over this region, initially between Spain and Portugal, then between Argentina and Brazil, the coinage of both contestants circulated. When the area was annexed to Brazil in 1821 as Provincia Cisplatina, the Portuguese (Brazilian) administration put notes of Banco do Brazil into circulation. This was the first paper money to circulate in Uruguay. Then, in 1826–1828, Argentine troops fighting against Brazil were paid in one-peso notes
Footballer of the Year of Argentina Footballer of the Year of Argentina The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: "Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista", that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle ("Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos de la República Argentina") as one of the Olimpia Awards, the most important sports award in Argentina. The "Olimpia" is awarded in the sport of association football (a.k.a. soccer), and, since 2008, is shared by the best player of the local league (who wins the "Olimpia de Plata al Fútbol Local") and the best