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1 Peso Cabra montesa
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | Two Iberian wild goats (Capra pyrenaica), depicted in naturalistic high relief, are shown traversing a rocky mountain landscape; one animal is rendered in left profile and the other ascending toward the right, conveying a sense of movement and habitat. The curved legend FAUNA IBERICA EN EXTINCION arcs along the upper periphery from left to right, with the species name CABRA MONTESA continuing along the right rim. The date 2007 and a small engraver's mark appear in the lower right field. |
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| Mint | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba |
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The "cabra montesa" — Spanish ibex, Capra pyrenaica — is native to the Iberian Peninsula, not Cuba, which raises the obvious question of why Havana issued it at all. Cuba's late-period CUC-era collector coinage frequently featured foreign fauna and global wildlife themes, targeting the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation. These pieces were currency in name only.