The 1958 issue is one of the last struck under Batista's government before Castro's forces took Havana on January 1, 1959. Production at the Philadelphia Mint — Cuba had no domestic mint — continued into the final months of the regime, and coins dated 1958 were still entering circulation as the political order collapsed around them. The new revolutionary government eventually retired the Batista-era coinage, though these pieces remained legal tender well into the early 1960s.
The 1958 issue is one of the last struck under Batista's government before Castro's forces took Havana on January 1, 1959. Production at the Philadelphia Mint — Cuba had no domestic mint — continued into the final months of the regime, and coins dated 1958 were still entering circulation as the political order collapsed around them. The new revolutionary government eventually retired the Batista-era coinage, though these pieces remained legal tender well into the early 1960s.