Banknotes from Cuba

Cuba is the biggest island of the Antilles, at Caribs sea, placed in a privileged position between Miami and Yucatan peninsulas. During colonies time, it was a very valuable point of contact to Europe, hence the nickname of "Key of the Caribs", illustrated on their coat of arms showing a key between 2 peninsulas, and by the Cuban minthouse mark being a key. During colonial times, Cuba did not have an own minthouse, and received scarce sending of coins from Mexico mint, known as "Situados". These were not enough, and many Spanish coins were used, mainly from Seville mint, so they were called "Sevillanas". Those coins had a real value lower then the colonial minted ones, but they were exchanged at same value of colonial coins. To avoid this, in 1841, many were countermarked to "clean" the circulating coinage. On 1741, during the siege to Santiago de Cuba, copper coins were minted - the first in Americas. First Cuban coin is considered to be the "Peso Souvenir", minted to finance the freedom campaign on 1897. Minted in the US, "1 Peso" was replaced with "Souvenir" word. The following year same type of coins were minted displaying a "1 Peso" face value. First coinage from Cuba as independent country started with 1915 and 1916 series, including copper-nickel, silver and gold coins. These were engraved by the famous Edward Barber, from the US, and the obverse is still used on actual coins. From 1994, Cuba has double currency, the original Peso Cubano (CUP) from 1915, that never changed (copper-nickel coins still are legal tender), and the Peso Convertible (CUC) originally intended to be used by visitors and Cubans living overseas. CUC is commonly paired to USD value, and CUP is about 1/25 CUC. From a few years ago, government is considering to return to use only 1 currency. Today Cuba strikes all its circulating coins and most of the commemorative issues through its own minthouse, that started production on 1977. Cuba has maintained the design of circulating coins, with minor changes, and introduced 2 bimetallic coins of 5 CUC in 2004 (dated 1999), and 5 CUP in 2016. More noticeable differences are found on commemorative circulating issues. Cuba hase produced a huge variety of commemorative coins from 1977, based on themes such as sports, Cuban history, monuments, flora & fauna, FAO, Hispanic-American themes, etc.
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50 Pesos
ND (1857)

200 × 130 mm
P# A1, N# 407073

Pre-Republic (1870-1898)

50 Centavos
1869

Standard banknote

P# 54, N# 219732
1 Peso (1869 Issue La Republica de Cuba)
1869

Standard banknote

P# 55, N# 219379
1 Peso
1869

Standard banknote: Junta Central Republicana de Cuba y Puerto Rico

P# 61, N# 300907
5 Pesos
1869

Standard banknote: Revolution issues

P# 56, N# 355767
25 Centavos
1872-1876

Standard banknote

P# 31, N# 219709
50 Centavos
1872-1876

Standard banknote

P# 32, N# 219733
5 Centavos
1872-1883

Standard banknote: Banco Español de La Habana

P# 29, N# 219710
10 Centavos
1872-1883

Standard banknote: Banco Español de La Habana

P# 30, N# 219524
1 Peso
1872-1883

Standard banknote

P# 27, N# 223446
3 Pesos
1872-1883

Standard banknote

P# 28, N# 223449
50 Centavos
1889

Standard banknote

P# 33, N# 223442
5 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 39, N# 223461
10 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 40, N# 223462
20 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 41, N# 223463
50 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 42, N# 223464
100 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 43, N# 223467
200 Pesos
1891

Standard banknote

P# 44, N# 223468
Available for swap 5 Centavos
1896

Standard banknote: Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba
71 × 36 mm
P# 45, N# 202471
Available for swap 50 Centavos
1896

Local banknote
90 × 42 mm
P# 46, N# 204631
Available for swap 1 Peso
1896

Standard banknote
94 × 45 mm
P# 47, N# 212317
Available for swap 10 Pesos
1896

Standard banknote
158 × 92 mm
P# 49, N# 204634
50 Pesos
1896

Standard banknote

P# 50, N# 223452
500 Pesos
1896

Standard banknote

P# 51A, N# 223459
1000 Pesos
1896

Standard banknote

P# 51B, N# 223460
Available for swap 5 Pesos
1896-1897

Standard banknote
118 × 70 mm
P# 48, N# 213688
10 Centavos
1897

Standard banknote: Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba
83 × 39 mm
P# 52, N# 219521
Available for swap 20 Centavos
1897

Standard banknote
85 × 42 mm
P# 53, N# 219537
1 Peso
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (Private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 65, N# 212886
1 Dollar
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 68A, N# 299044
2 Pesos
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (Private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 66, N# 212889
2 Dollars
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 68B, N# 299043
5 Pesos
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 67, N# 222763
5 Dollars
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 68C, N# 299042
10 Pesos
ND (1905)

Standard banknote: National Bank of Cuba (Private)
180 × 80 mm
P# 68, N# 222767
10 Dollars
ND (1905)

180 × 80 mm
P# 68D, N# 299041

Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)

100 Centavos = 1 Peso

10 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1934-1948

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 71, N# 219529
20 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1934-1948

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 72, N# 219707
50 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1934-1948

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 73, N# 219738
Available for swap 1 Peso (Silver Certificate Issue)
1934-1949

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 69, N# 205384
5 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1934-1949

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 70, N# 219727
100 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1936-1948

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 74, N# 219531
500 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1944-1947

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 75, P# 75A, N# 226701
1000 Pesos (Silver Certificate Issue)
1944-1947

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 76, P# 76A, N# 226698
Available for swap 5 Pesos
1949-1950

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 78, N# 219729
Available for swap 1 Peso
1949-1960

Standard banknote
155 × 67 mm
P# 77, N# 204495
Available for swap 10 Pesos
1949-1960

Standard banknote
157 × 67 mm
P# 79, N# 214390
Available for swap 20 Pesos
1949-1960

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 80, N# 219705
500 Pesos
1950

Standard banknote
156 × 67 mm
P# 83, N# 219741

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