1 Centavo

€4,272.00
IssuerCuba
Year1915-1961
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Centavo
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions16.76 mm
Thickness1.25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#9, JMA#1, 2#, 3#, 4#, 6#, 9#, Y#3, Schön#3
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms. Curved legend with country name on top, curved legend with face value in letters on bottom. Line of denticles close to rim.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA • UN CENTAVO •
(Translation: Republic of Cuba One Centavo)
Reverse descriptionValue in Roman numeral within circle over a five-pointed star and the motto `Fatherland and Freedom`, date on excergue, weight and fineness on sides, line of denticles close to rim.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRIA Y LIBERTAD • 2.5 G. • 1915 • 250M •
(Translation: Fatherland and Freedom 2.5 g • 1915 • 250M)
EdgeSmooth
MintKremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
Mintage1915  - KM#9.1; JMA# 1; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) - 9 396 000
1915  - KM#9.1; JMA# 1; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) Proof - 200
1916  - KM#9.1; JMA# 2; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) - 9 318 000
1916  - KM#9.1; JMA# 2; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) Proof - 104
1920  - KM#9.1; JMA# 3; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) - 19 378 000
1938  - KM#9.1; JMA# 4; Y# 3 (`2.5 g 250M`) - 2 000 000
1946  - KM#9.2; JMA# 6; Y# 3b (`2.5GR 250M`) - 50 000 000
1961  - KM#9.2; JMA# 9; Y# 3b (`2.5GR 250M`) - 100 000 000
Catalog ID1075681740
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