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1 Peso Automobile
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, displaying the traditional escutcheon with a key, rising sun, and royal palm, surmounted by a Phrygian cap and encircled by an oak and laurel wreath. The legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery, while the face value 1 PESO appears in the lower portion. Two five-pointed stars flank the denomination on either side, serving as decorative dividers within the circular legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA ★ 1 PESO ★ (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso) |
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Cuba issued a long-running series of copper-nickel commemoratives through the 1980s largely as hard-currency earners, sold directly to foreign collectors and never intended for domestic circulation. The peso had been effectively non-convertible for years, and these pieces functioned more as export goods than money.
The automobile subject places this coin within a collector-targeted transportation series. JMA references indicate these were distributed through Juan M. Arbelaez, the primary international dealer handling Cuban numismatic exports during this period.