Catalog
1 Peso
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Size | 150 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette of José Martí with his name inscribed below, set against a guilloche underprint in olive green. The issuer name BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA runs along the top, with the denomination expressed in words flanking the central design on both sides. Serial numbers are printed in red. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA ENTRADA A LA HABANA 8 DE ENERO DE 1959 1 1 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. (Translation: Republic of Cuba Entrance to Havana, January 8th, 1959 1 1 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.) |
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Cuba's print relationship with Czechoslovakia's Státní Tiskárna Cenin began after the Revolution cut off access to Western security printers — De La Rue and American Bank Note Company were no longer options. STC Prague became the primary supplier of Cuban currency through the 1960s and into the 1970s, a printing arrangement that was as much a geopolitical alignment as a commercial contract.
The P#100 series ran through several signature varieties, and minor differences in the serial number prefix blocks can help narrow the period of issue within the 1966-dated run.