1 Peso

Features

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1983-1989
Value	1 Peso 1 CUP = USD 0.039
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Brass (Copper 70%, Zinc 30%)
Weight	6 g
Diameter	24.5 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2854
References	KM# 105 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# A34 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters as curved legend on bottom. Line of denticles close to rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
UN PESO

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
One Peso

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Five-pointed star with rays, motto "Fatherland or Death" as curved legend on top, date on exergue. Line of denticles close to rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PATRIA O MUERTE
1984

Translation:
Fatherland or death
1984

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)

Comments

This coin resume the design of the silver 1 Peso coin minted from 1915 to 1933, but using a cheaper metal, and smaller diameter. Also motto changed from "PATRIA Y LIBERTAD" to "PATRIA O MUERTE".

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1983	10 000 000	$ 0.51	$ 0.51	$ 0.78	$ 1.20			22%
1984	10 000 000		$ 0.58	$ 0.58	$ 0.92	$ 1.20	$ 2.10	20%
1985	10 300 000		$ 0.54	$ 0.63	$ 1.20			18%
1986	20 000 000	$ 0.35	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 1.60			20%
1987	10 000 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 0.58	$ 1.00	$ 1.30	$ 5.10	31%
1988	15 000 000	$ 0.58	$ 0.63	$ 0.63	$ 1.20	$ 2.10		25%
1989	15 000 000		$ 0.35	$ 0.81	$ 1.10			25%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232617 Lot 64198	16 Apr 2026	1983	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232550 Lot 62175	4 Dec 2025	1983	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232434 Lot 64293	15 Aug 2024	1983	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions 2020 March 29 The El Don Diego Luna Collection World Coins Month-long Online Auction 61155 Lot 97121	29 Mar 2020	1983	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232514 Lot 61122	27 Mar 2025	1984	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 134.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232530 Lot 64270	17 Jul 2025	1989	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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