1 Peso Flora del Caribe - Bidens Pilosa

1 Peso (Flora del Caribe - Bidens Pilosa) - obverse1 Peso (Flora del Caribe - Bidens Pilosa) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1997
Value 1 Peso (1 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Nickel clad steel (Colorized reverse)
Weight 12.7 g
Diameter 32.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Coloured
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1997
Number
N#
62702
References KM# 738
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

Bidens Pilosa

Series: Caribbean Flora

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, face value below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
1 PESO

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
1 Peso

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Multicolor flowers (Romerillo - Bidens Pilosa). Series name above, as curved legend, plant name below, mintmark and date on right lower.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FLORA DEL CARIBE
Bidens Pilosa
1997

Translation:
Caribbean flora
Bidens Pilosa
1997

Engraver: Ryneel Castellanos Cuesta

Edge

Plain

Mint

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

Romerillo (beggars-ticks - or Bidens Pilosa) is weed used in popular medicine as infusion, good for colds.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1997  5 000 $ 8.40 Proof

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