5 Pesos Boxing

5 Pesos (Boxing) - obverse5 Pesos (Boxing) - reverse

© M. Sander

Features

Issuer Cuba
Period Second Republic (1959-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1989
Value 5 Pesos (5 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 16 g
Diameter 38 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1989
Number
N#
73972
References KM# 224,
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.
JMA# AAEE358
José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain.

Commemorative issue

25th. Olympic Games Barcelona '92

Series: Olympic Games

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value below, weight and fineness on sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
16 G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
16g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Two boxers, event name as curved legend near edge, on right and below, and between boxers, issue year and mintmark turned 90º on left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
XXV
OLIMPIADA
1989
BARCELONA 1992

Translation:
25th.
Olympics Games
1989
Barcelona 1992

Engraver: Jorge Rodríguez Arteaga

Designer: Elena Delgado Álvarez

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

Cuba is a great promoter of sports, and this series is related to Barcelona 1992, where 31 medals were obtained by Cuban competitors.

Variants


Variant KM# 224.1 on left, KM# 224.2 on right.

On some coins, the coat of arms have variants, the most common, is the old/new style: on left diagonal bars are plain, and wreath is thin, while on right the bars are stripped and wreath is thick.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1989  10 000 100% KM# 224.1; plain bars in coat; Proof
1989  0% KM# 224.2; stripped bars in coat; Proof

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