5 Centavos

Features

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1994-2018
Value	5 Centavos (0.05 CUC)
Currency	Convertible peso (1994-2020)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	2.65 g
Diameter	18 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	1 January 2021
Number	N# 960
References	KM# 575.1, 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. KM# 575.2, 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. Schön# 713, Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. JMA# MC19 José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Valencia, Spain.

Obverse

Cuban coat of arms, date below, circular legends: name of the country above, and face value in words below; with 8-sided ring on edge.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
2016
cinco centavos

Translation:
Republic of Cuba
2016
Five Centavos

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Colonial house, with face value as numerals on upper right, name of the place upper left; with 8-sided ring on edge.

Script: Latin

Lettering: CASA COLONIAL 5¢

Translation: Colonial house 5¢ (cents)

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba
	Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)

Comments

IMPORTANT NOTE: After an investigation, it was not possible to confirm the existence of coins with years 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007.
On Krause catalog the 2 first and the last are listed, but not the 2004. None of the 4 years are listed on other 3 Cuban catalogs checked.
Therefore, if you think you have one of these, please check carefully and correct your listing if it is mistakenly registered, or please send picture of the coin to the referee, if you really have it.

1994 minted in Canada, with medal rotation; rest of the years in Havana, with coin rotation.

The colonial house is a very common construction in every town and city of Cuba, even at Havana. Many of those were built in the 15th to 19th centuries, and are in good conservation conditions. Some of them are museums, like the house of Diego Velázquez, 1st governor of Cuba and founder of 7 towns. His house was built about 1516/1530 and is a museum where are shown articles, furniture and decorations of different ages, from 1500 to 1900.

Two varieties of 2000: Normal Date and Small Date

Known variations on year issues:
2000: Normal date
Small date
2009: Narrow date
2016: Narrow, slightly smaller date

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Date	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1994		$ 0.11	$ 0.21	$ 0.27	$ 0.32	$ 0.54	$ 0.95	42%	KM#575.1 - Medal alignment
1996	$ 0.06	$ 0.08	$ 0.11	$ 0.29	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.92	22%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
1998		$ 0.13	$ 0.13	$ 0.17	$ 0.47	$ 0.54	$ 0.79	20%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
1999		$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.21	$ 0.30	$ 0.30	$ 0.92	20%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2000		$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.21	$ 0.27	$ 0.47	$ 0.85	38%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment - Normal Date
2000								1.6%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment - Small Date
2001								1.1%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment (existence need confirmation, see comments section)
2002		$ 0.19	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.28	$ 0.51	$ 0.79	18%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2003								0.3%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment (existence need confirmation, see comments section)
2004								0.6%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment (existence need confirmation, see comments section)
2006		$ 0.08	$ 0.22	$ 0.27	$ 0.38	$ 0.49	$ 0.68	15%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2007								0.3%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment (existence need confirmation, see comments section)
2008					$ 0.31			4%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2009			$ 0.12	$ 0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.64	$ 0.80	11%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2013				$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.64	$ 1.00	10%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2016				$ 0.08	$ 0.23	$ 0.70	$ 0.70	8%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2017					$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.75	6%	KM#575.2 - Coin alignment
2018				$ 0.09	$ 0.40	$ 0.65	$ 0.75	5%

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