1 Peso

Features

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1992-2017
Value	1 Peso 1 CUP = USD 0.039
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Brass plated steel
Weight	5.52 g
Diameter	24.5 mm
Thickness	1.9 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2853 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 347, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. JMA# 94-95, José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain. Schön# B34 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, date on excergue. Endecagonal rim (11 sides), with line of beads close to rim. Date on excergue.

Lettering:
• REPUBLICA DE CUBA •
• 1994 •

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
1994

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Charles Edward Barber was the sixth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1879 until his death in 1917. Although Barber's coins were met with mixed reviews, he had a long and fruitful career in coinage, designing most of the coins used at the mint during his time as Chief Engraver.

Reverse

Portrait of José Julián Martí Pérez (1853–1895), leader of the Cuba independence. Motto "Fatherland or death" as curved legend on top, face value on left, word "PESO" overprinted on numeral "1". Endecagonal rim (11 sides), and line of beads close to rim.

Lettering:
PATRIA O MUERTE
1 PESO

Translation:
Fatherland or Death
1 Peso

Edge

Segmented reeding

Mint

Comments

NOTE: rim varieties exist, on width, and also on reeding of edge.

See also

• Coat of Arms
• Politician

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