1 Peso Silver Certificate

Obverse

Black and blue printing.
José Martí at center, within olive wreath. Country name on top, face value in letters over number on both top corners and right of image; in letters on both lower corners and left of image; this one on red General Treasury seal.
Black series (year of issue) on top left and lower center to right. Control: one letter on top left and one letter and 1 digit on lower right. Red serial #s, 6 digits, with 1 letter prefix and 1 letter suffix on lower left and upper right. 2 black signatures with titles and details below.
Serial: red.
on left, red seal of the General Treasury.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1 PESO
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
SERIE DE
1938
B
UN PESO A377390A
JOSÉ MARTÍ
MINISTRO DE HACIENDA
LEY DE JUNIO 23 DE 1938
LEY Nº 5-MAYO 2 DE 1942
PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA
LA HABANA, CUBA
ESTE CERTIFICADO, CUYO VALOR EN PLATA ACUÑADA ESTÁ DEPOSITADO EN LA TESORERÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA,
SERÁ ACEPTADO SIN LIMITACIÓN DE PAGO DE LOS IMPUESTOS DEL ESTADO LA PROVINCIA Y EL MUNICIPIO
CERTIFICADO DE PLATA

Translation:
One Peso
Republic of Cuba
Series of 1938
One Peso
José Martí
Minister of Finance, Law from June 23rd., 1938, Law # 5 - May 2nd., 1942
president of the Republic, Havana, Cuba.
This certificate, which value in minted silver is stored on the General Treasury of the Republic,
will be accepted without limits of payment of the taxes from the State, the Province and the Municipal.
Silver Certificarte

Reverse

Blue printing.
Cuban coat of arms at center
Country name on top, face value in number on all four corners, in letters, vertical, on left and right edges.
Printer name on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CERTIFICADO DE PLATA
1
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
UN PESO
ESTE CERTIFICADO ACREDITA QUE SU IMPORTE ESTÁ DEPOSITADO INTEGRAMENTE
EN MONEDAS DE PLATA DE A PESO, DEL CUÑO NACIONAL, EN LA
TESORERÍA GENERAL DE LA REPÚBLICA
A LA DISPOSICIÓN DEL TENEDOR DEL MISMO Y QUE LE SERÁ ENTREGADO A SU DEMANDA.
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.

Translation:
Silver Certificate
Republic of Cuba
One Peso
This Certificate provides that its amount is fully deposited in silver coins of 1 peso, of the national minting, at the
General Treasury of the Republic
at the disposal of the bearer and will be delivered on his demand.

Signatures

Manuel Despaigne Riverie (MDR)	Secretary of Finance
Carlos Mendieta Montefur (CMM)	Republic President
Ricardo Ponce de la Torre (RPT)	Secretary of Finance
José A. Barnet Vinageras (JABV)	Republic President
Germán Walter del Rí­o (GWR)	Secretary of Finance
Miguel M. Gómez Arias (MMGA)	Republic President
Manuel Giménez Lanier (MGL)	Secretary of Finance
Federico Laredo Bru (FLB)	Republic President
Eduardo Montoulieu de la Torre (EMT)	Minister of Finance
Fulgencio Batista Zaldí­var (FBZ)	Republic President
Manuel Fernández Supervielle (MFS)	Minister of Finance
Ramón Grau San Martí­n (RGSM)	Republic President
Isauro Valdés Moreno (IVM)	Minister of Finance
Antonio Prío Socarrás (APS)	Minister of Finance
Carlos Prí­o Socarrás (CPS)	Republic President

Printer

Comments

See also

• Literature
• Politician
• Coat of Arms
• Wreath

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Date	Signatures		No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References			Frequency
Undetermined
1934	MDR, CMM		6 000 000								P# 69a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			12%
1936	RPT, JABV		1 000 000								P# 69b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Year as 1936		4%
1936	GWR, MMGA		3 000 000								P# 69c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401c Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Year as 1936A		5%
1938	MGL, FLB		11 864 000			$ 23	$ 37				P# 69d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401d Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			38%
1943	EMT, FBZ		7 125 200			$ 29					P# 69e Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401e Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			24%
1945	MFS, RGSM		5 757 200								P# 69f Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401f Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			13%
1948	IVM, RGSM		10 000 600			$ 23					P# 69g Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401g Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			19%
1949	APS, CPS		4 968 000								P# 69h Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B401h Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).			6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2020 December 22 Certified American Tokens & Medals US Coins Special Monthly Auction 60180 Lot 89076	22 Dec 2020	1934 MDR, CMM – P# 69a, TBB# B401a	F (PMG 15 Choice Fine)	The lot includes several items.
Lot contains 6 notes, same type, different years Read more
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	Katz Auction 113 Lot 2744	17 Feb 2024	1936 GWR, MMGA – P# 69c, TBB# B401c – Year as 1936A	F	USD 111.10 (EUR 96.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2020 December 22 Certified American Tokens & Medals US Coins Special Monthly Auction 60180 Lot 89076	22 Dec 2020	1936 GWR, MMGA – P# 69c, TBB# B401c – Year as 1936A	F (PMG 15 Choice Fine)	The lot includes several items.
Lot contains 6 notes, same type, different years Read more
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Auction 132 Lot 3509	17 Jul 2024	1938 MGL, FLB – P# 69d, TBB# B401d	VF	USD 37.03 (EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2020 December 22 Certified American Tokens & Medals US Coins Special Monthly Auction 60180 Lot 89076	22 Dec 2020	1938 MGL, FLB – P# 69d, TBB# B401d	VF (PMG 20 Very Fine)	The lot includes several items.
Lot contains 6 notes, same type, different years Read more
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Auction 107 Lot 2561	10 Jan 2024	1938 MGL, FLB – P# 69d, TBB# B401d	F	USD 35.88 (EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 71 Lot 4466	30 Nov 2022	1938 MGL, FLB – P# 69d, TBB# B401d	F	The lot includes several items.
4 notes, same year. Read more
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Heritage Auctions 2020 December 22 Certified American Tokens & Medals US Coins Special Monthly Auction 60180 Lot 89076	22 Dec 2020	1943 EMT, FBZ – P# 69e, TBB# B401e	VF (PMG 25 Very Fine)	The lot includes several items.
Lot contains 6 notes, same type, different years Read more
© Heritage Auctions
	Heritage Auctions 2020 December 22 Certified American Tokens & Medals US Coins Special Monthly Auction 60180 Lot 89076	22 Dec 2020	1945 MFS, RGSM – P# 69f, TBB# B401f	VF (PMG 30 Very Fine EPQ)	The lot includes several items.
Lot contains 6 notes, same type, different years Read more
© Heritage Auctions
	Katz Auction 64 Lot 3095	17 Aug 2022	1948 IVM, RGSM – P# 69g, TBB# B401g	F	USD 42.82 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.

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