Portrait of José Martí at left with name below; face value on center in number and letters; issuer name on top; coat of arms of National Bank of Cuba to upper right. Color: olive green, Serial #s: red.
Reverse description
Image of Fidel Castro and Camilo Cienfuegos with Revolutionary Army entering Havanna on January 8th., 1959, country name on top, face value in numbers and letters on top right and lower left; in letters on lower right.
Signature(s)
Francisco Soberón Valdés (FSV¹), President of National Bank of Cuba
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA
BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA (in arms)
1 PESO
JOSÉ MARTÍ
GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO, CAMBIO EXTRANJERO
CONVERTIBLE EN ORO Y TODOS LOS DEMÁS ACTIVOS DEL BANCO NACIONAL DE
CUBA.
ESTE BILLETE CONSTITUYE UNA OBLIGACIÓN DEL ESTADO
CUBANO. (Translation: National Bank of Cuba National Bank of Cuba (in arms) 1 Peso José Martí Fully Guaranteed with the gold, foreign exchange convertible into gold and all the other assets of the National Bank of Cuba This note constitutes an obligation of the Cuban State.)
Reverse lettering
REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1 PESO
ENTRADA A LA HABANA 8 DE ENERO DE 1959
1 PESO ESTE BILLETE TIENE CURSO LEGAL Y FUERZA LIBERATORIA
ILIMITADA, DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY,
PARA EL PAGO DE TODA OBLIGACIÓN CONTRAÍDA O A CUMPLIR EN EL
TERRITORIO NACIONAL UN PESO (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso Entrance to Havanna, January 8th., 1959 1 Peso This note is legal tender and has unlimited liberatory force, in accordance with the law, for payment of all obligations, contracted or to be fulfilled, on the whole national territory One Peso)