20 Centavos José Martí

Features

Country	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1962-1968
Value	20 Centavos 0.2 CUP = 0.0078 USD
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)
Weight	6.4 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.8 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
References	KM# 31, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248979. Thomas Michael (editor), Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248573. Thomas Michael (editor); 2016. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800 (7^th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440247064. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900 (9^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248955. Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 (47^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. ISBN 9781440248962. Y# 25, Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins: 1850-1964 (14^th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, USA. ISBN 9780794820565. Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira Friedberg; 1988. Current Coins of the World (8^th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Clifton, USA. ISBN 9780871848017. Schön# 29 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461840. Helmut Kahnt, Günter Schön; 2016. Weltmünzkatalog 19. Jahrhundert: 1801-1900 (17. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461185. Gerhard Schön, Sebastian Krämer; 2017. Weltmünzkatalog 21. Jahrhundert: 2001-2016 (3. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. ISBN 9783866461383.

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters as curved legend on bottom.

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
• VEINTE CENTAVOS •

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
Twenty Cents

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Portrait of José Martí, Cuban National Hero (1853-1895) left, date on left, over right shoulder.

Lettering:
PATRIA O MUERTE
1962

Translation:
Fatherland or Death
1962

Engraver: Esteban Valderrama Peña

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Leningrad Mint, modern-day Saint Petersburg, Russia

Comments

This coin shares the design of the 1953 issue, but without the 100th anniversary legend, that was replaced for the motto "PATRIA O MUERTE", and also was erased the star to left of Marti. On obverse is shown the regular Cuban coat of arms.

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Date	Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
1962	83,860,000		0.51	0.59	1.02	1.21	4.20	5.09		86%
1968	25,750,000		0.62	1.09	0.97	2.25				32%

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