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1 Peso Centennial of 'Guerra Necesaria'
| Issuer | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#520, JMA#AAEE618, JMA#AAEE619 |
| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting the shield with its three horizontal divisions — the upper portion showing the golden key between two rocky promontories over a sea, the middle stripe with the fasces and the rising sun, and the lower field bearing a royal palm. The shield is surmounted by a Phrygian cap with a star atop a staff, and flanked symmetrically by a wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base. The curved legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 PESO is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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José Martí launched the "Guerra Necesaria" — the Necessary War — in February 1895 after years of organizing from exile, deliberately timing the uprising to prevent Cuba from becoming economically absorbed by the United States before it could achieve independence from Spain. He was killed at Dos Ríos just three months later, making this centennial issue a commemoration of a war its architect never lived to see concluded. The Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones produced these primarily for the collector market rather than circulation.