1 Peso Don Quixote and the Windmills
Features
| Issuer |
Cuba
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Second Republic (1959-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1982 |
| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 11.3 g |
| Diameter | 29.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1982 |
| Number | N# 5125 |
| References | KM# 92 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba = The Coin of Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Havana, Cuba. |
Commemorative issue
Don Quixote and windmills
Series: Spanish Themes
Obverse
Cuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
★ 1 PESO ★
Translation:
Republic of Cuba
1 Peso
Engraver: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse
Scene of Don Quixote attacking the windmills, mintmark on upper left, issue date on upper right, circular legend: name of the event on top, date of creation on excergue.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA
1982
1605
Translation:
The Ingeniuos Kinght Don Quixote de la Mancha
1982
1605
Designer: E. Cepero
Edge
Plain
Mint
Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, CubaComments
The most known Cervantes' work is "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (The Ingenious Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha - Mancha is a region of Spain), or just "Don Quijote". This work is considered the first modern novel, and is the second most edited and translated of all times, only beat by the Bible.
The coin shows the scene where Don Quixote attacks the windmills, thinking they were giants.
Cuba mint house starts with this coins the series about Spain.
The coin shows the scene where Don Quixote attacks the windmills, thinking they were giants.
Cuba mint house starts with this coins the series about Spain.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 1982 | 
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7 000 | $ 12 | BU | |||||||||||
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Past sales
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Katz Auction 126 Lot 2016 
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18 May 2024 | UNC |
USD 17.40
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 101 Lot 2599
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18 Nov 2023 | UNC |
USD 10.44
(EUR 9.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 79 Lot 2055
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21 Mar 2023 | UNC |
USD 35.95
(EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 57 Lot 824
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19 Mar 2022 | UNC |
USD 17.40
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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