URUGUAY.
Salto Grande Dam (and coats of arms of Uruguay and Argentina).
Stamp issued on 19.06.1979.
Face value: 2 Uruguayan new pesos.
Design; Ángel Medina Medina (1914-1980).
Printed by Imprenta Nacional, Montevideo.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 50,000 copies.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 1547.
- Scott No. 1043.
- StampWorld No. 1546.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1710.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1025
The Salto Grande Dam (officially, in Spanish: Central Hidroeléctrica Binacional Salto Grande) is a large hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, located between Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina; it is therefore shared by the two countries. Construction of the dam began on April 1, 1974 and was completed on June 21, 1979. The reservoir has a total area of 783 km2 (302 sq mi), while its maximum dimensions are 140 by 9 km (87.0 mi × 5.6 mi). The levee is 65 m (213 ft) high and 3,000 m (9,800 ft) long.
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