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1 Peso Emerald Hummingbird
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Diameter | 29.9 mm |
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| Reverse description | Two Emerald Hummingbirds (Mellisuga helenae) are depicted in flight within the central field, rendered in fine relief against a plain background. The date 1981 appears to the left side of the design. The upper circular legend reads FAUNA CUBANA, identifying the commemorative series, while the lower legend COLIBRI identifies the species. The overall composition presents a naturalistic style characteristic of Cuban wildlife commemorative coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse lettering | FAUNA CUBANA 1981 COLIBRI (Translation: Cuban Fauna 1981 Emerald Hummingbird) |
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Cuba's early 1980s wildlife series was produced primarily for the international collector market — hard currency was desperately needed following the U.S. trade embargo, and the Cuban Mint leaned heavily on themed commemoratives to generate foreign exchange revenue through European and Latin American coin dealers.