20 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1969-2021
Value	20 Centavos 0.2 CUP = USD 0.0078
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Aluminium (aluminium 97.15%, magnesium 2.5%, manganese 0.35%)
Weight	2 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	2.15 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 2859 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 35, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. JMA# 62-64, José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain. Schön# 33 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as a curved legend on top, face value in letters as a curved legend on bottom, line of denticles close to rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
• VEINTE CENTAVOS •

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
Twenty Centavos

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Value in Roman numerals in circle over a five-pointed star, motto "Fatherland or Death" as curved legend on top, date on excergue`, line of denticles close to rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PATRIA O MUERTE
XX
• 2006 •

Translation:
Fatherland or Death
XX (20)
2006

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba
	Kremnica / Körmöcbánya / Kremnitz, Slovakia (1328-date)

Comments

KM# 35.1 was minted ad Kremnica
KM# 35.2 was minted at Havana
N/D KM# 35.2 was minted at Havana

NOTE: N/D Issue is believed to be minted from a dies trial, by mistake, a certain quantity of coins was added to bags sent to circulation, but it is not known the year when it happened, nor the quantity of circulating coins.
Data given on Krause catalog is wrong, cause this series of coins (KM# 35.2) started being minted at Havana minthouse on 2002. Krause gives minting year of N/D coin as 1980; it does not make sense to mint a trial 22 years before of first issue.
Also on last edition of Krause are listed KM# 35.1 issues 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, which is wrong, cause these years only were minted at Havana; KM# 35.1 variant was only minted at Kremnica (new dies were produced to mint at Havana, with differences that caused the variant KM# 35.2); please note the picture shown at Krause is the 1969 issue.

Images show KM# 35.1, minted at Kremnica, KM# 35.2(N/D), minted at Havana, and KM# 35.2, minted at Havana (dated issue). Design differences are easy to notice, specially the height and width of "XX" on center.

Known variations on year issues:
2010: another font type of date numerals, thin and wide date

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1969	25 000 000	$ 0.16	$ 0.22	$ 0.54	$ 0.73	$ 1.40	$ 1.70	$ 2.50	48%	KM#35.1; JMA # 62
1971	29 560 000	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.54	$ 0.76	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	27%	KM#35.1; JMA# 63
1972	25 000 000		$ 0.33	$ 0.43	$ 0.76	$ 1.10	$ 1.60	$ 4.40	27%	KM#35.1; JMA# 64
2002					$ 0.52	$ 0.52	$ 1.10		11%	KM#35.2
ND (2002-2009)									1.9%	KM#35.2
2003					$ 0.54				4%	KM#35.2
2005					$ 0.54	$ 0.54			6%	KM#35.2
2006					$ 0.54				8%	KM#35.2
2007						$ 1.10			5%	KM#35.2
2008					$ 0.54	$ 0.71	$ 1.90	$ 2.20	11%	KM# 35.2
2009					$ 0.57	$ 0.96	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	15%	KM# 35.2 bigger circle around larger XX, different letter types
2010									2%	KM# 35.2
2016									2%	KM# 35.2
2017									3%	KM# 35.2
2018									0.7%
2019									1.1%
2020									0.6%
2021									0.20%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232239 Lot 65470	Sep 22, 2022	1971 – KM#35.1; JMA# 63	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232311 Lot 63259	Mar 9, 2023	1972 – KM#35.1; JMA# 64	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 79.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232211 Lot 63418	Mar 10, 2022	2008 – KM# 35.2	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 660.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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