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1 Centavo
| Issuer | Republic of Cuba |
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| Year | 1915-1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a shield surmounted by the Phrygian cap on a pike, flanked by branches of laurel and oak. A curved inscription bearing the country name arcs along the upper rim, while a curved legend stating the face value in full letters follows the lower rim. A continuous row of denticles frames the design close to the beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA • UN CENTAVO • (Translation: Republic of Cuba One Centavo) |
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Cuba's centavo series ran virtually uninterrupted across some of the island's most turbulent decades — the Machado dictatorship, the 1933 revolution, the Batista years, and the early Castro period — yet the coin's design and composition held firm throughout. Production shifted among mints, with Philadelphia striking the bulk of issues and Havana handling select years. The series ended not with a formal redesign but with the broader monetary reorganization that followed the revolution consolidating power after 1959.