1 Peso San Hermenegildo ship

1 Peso (San Hermenegildo ship) - obverse1 Peso (San Hermenegildo ship) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2008
Value 1 Peso (1 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 26 g
Diameter 38 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 2008
Number
N#
70076
References KM# 903
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

Havana Shipyard - San Hermenegildo ship

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, circular legends: country name on top, face value on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
1 PESO

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
1 Peso

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

San Hermenegildo ship sailing right, date on right, Vessel's name on curved legend above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2008
San Hermenegildo

Translation:
2008
Saint Hermenegildo

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Mintmark of Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

The ship San Hermenegildo was a Spanish fleet line vessel, built at La Habana (Havana) shipyard, that at that time still was a Spanish colony. Was a "Santa Ana" class, with 3 decks, 3 masts with square sails, and 112 cannons.
Santa Ana class was a project from which were constructed a series of 8 ships, 3 at Ferrol, Spain and 5 at Havana:
 Santa Ana (Saint Anne), Ferrol, 1784, which gave name to the series;
Mejicano (Mexican) and Conde de Regia (Count of Regia), Havana, both 1786;
Salvador del Mundo (savior of the World), Ferrol, and Real Carlos (Royal Charles), Havana, both 1787;
San Hermenegildo (Saint Hermenegildo), Havana, 1789;
Reina Luisa (Queen Louise), Ferrol, 1791;
and Príncipe de Asturias (Prince of Asturias), Havana, 1794.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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