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1 Peso Caribbean Fauna - Swallowtail Butterfly

Issuer Cuba
Year 1996
Type Non-circulating coin
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Reverse description A large polychrome Swallowtail butterfly (genus Papilio) is depicted in high relief at the center of the coin, rendered in vivid applied enamel colors of orange, red, brown, and cream against a sky-blue enameled background. The butterfly is shown in a three-quarter dorsal view with wings partially spread, perched above a flowering branch bearing red blossoms and green foliage. The legend 'FAUNA DEL CARIBE' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'PAPILIO' appears in the lower field. The date '1996' is inscribed in the lower right portion of the field.
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Mintage 1996 - - 10,000
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