Catalog
1 Peso 'C' Foreign Exchange Certificate-Narrow 'C'
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Size | 135 × 62 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a fine guilloche underprint in blue and grey tones. At centre, the denomination numeral '1' is printed over the legend 'UN PESO', flanked on the left by a circular vignette of the Cuban national coat of arms — a shield bearing a key, a star, and stripes, encircled by the inscription 'BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA' — and on the right by a large narrow serif letter 'C' within a decorative border. The serial number prefix and six-digit numeral appear at upper left and lower right, with the title 'CERTIFICADO DE COMPRA' at top and 'BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA' at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse lettering | UN PESO FIRMA DEL TENEDOR EN PRESENCIA DEL PAGADOR FECHA DE EMISION FIRMA DEL TENEDOR CADUCA A LOS CINCO AÑOS DE EMITIDO |
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Cuba's Foreign Exchange Certificate system ran parallel to the regular peso throughout the 1980s, functioning as a convertible scrip issued to tourists and foreign nationals who were legally prohibited from using hard currency directly. The "C" series was restricted to non-socialist visitors — a distinct tier from the "B" certificates issued in the dollar-equivalent circuit used by socialist-bloc travelers, reflecting the Cuban government's careful stratification of who could access what.
The narrow "C" overprint variety is a recognized sub-type of P#FX19, catalogued separately due to the measurably thinner typeface used in the overprint stamp. Whether this reflects a plate change or a different overprinting run has not been conclusively documented.