The Central Bank of Uruguay was established on July 6, 1967 as an autonomous state entity (Spanish: Ente Autónomo), with the passing of the 196th article of the Constitution of 1967.

[2] Prior to the creation of the BCU, the issuing of currency and managing and supervising of the banking system was handled by the department of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay.

[4] The headquarters of the Central Bank in Ciudad Vieja, Montevideo houses the Numismatic museum, in which both Uruguayan coins and banknotes from the Banco de la República and the Central Bank, as well as foreign ones, are exhibited.

[5] According to the 7th article of the BCUs Charter, its responsibilities are;[6] List of the presidents of Central Bank of Uruguay.

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