5 Pesos Cuban Volanta Coach

5 Pesos (Cuban Volanta Coach) - obverse5 Pesos (Cuban Volanta Coach) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1984
Value 5 Pesos (5 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 12 g
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1984
Number
N#
129082
References KM# 131,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
JMA# AAEE127,
José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain.
JMA# AAEE130
José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain.

Commemorative issue

Cuban Volanta Coach

Series: Cuban Means of Transportation

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms , country name on top, weight and fineness on sides, face value below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
12g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Cuban Volanta Coach left, curved legend series name on top, mintmark and issue date on lower right, curved legend with vehicle name below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE
1984
LA VOLANTA CUBANA

Translation:
Means of transport
1984
Cuban Volanta coach

Designer: E. Cepero

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

Cuban Volanta is a 2-wheeled coach, pulled by 1 horse, was able to transport comfortably 4 people, driver rode the horse. This type of coach was common on several Latin American countries, for more than 300 years.

Cuban Volanta has bigger wheels than other countries' volantas (about 2 meters diameter), where the driver usually travelled siting on the coach.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1984  1 000 18% JMA# AAEE127, Proof version
1984  5 000 91% JMA# AAEE130, BU version

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