1 Peso Yellow Grouper

1 Peso (Yellow Grouper) - obverse1 Peso (Yellow Grouper) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1994
Value 1 Peso (1 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Nickel plated steel ((NBS) Colorized reverse)
Weight 12.7 g
Diameter 32.5 mm
Thickness 2.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Coloured
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1994
Number
N#
62162
References KM# 466
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.

Commemorative issue

Yellow Grouper

Series: Caribbean Fauna Serie I

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
1 PESO

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
1 Peso

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Yellow Grouper swimming on front of a coral, event name on top, animal name below, date and mintmark on right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FAUNA DEL CARIBE
1994
MERO AMARILLO

Translation:
Caribbean Fauna
1994
Yellow Grouper

Engraver: Alejandro Ramos Figueredo

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

First series about Caribbean Fauna shows marine animals, dolphins, groupers, rays and swordfish, and also pelicans and flamingos, all native of the area.

Variant is about inner lines in tail; 7 for KM# 466.1, and 5 for KM# 466.2


Krause shows 25,000 pieces minted, but ECA (Cuban Minthouse) declares 10,000 only

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1994  10 000 $ 5.40 52% KM#466.1 7 lines in tail BU
1994  $ 11 55% KM#466.2 5 lines in tail BU
1994  0% Proof (very scarce)

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