| Issuer | Cuba |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 26 g |
| Dimensions | 38 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Charles Edward Barber Reverse: Alejandro Ramos Figueredo |
| In circulation to | 1997 |
| Reference(s) | KM#612, JMA#720 |
| Obverse description | Cuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA
1 PESO (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso) |
| Reverse description | Half length figures of Pope John-Paul II and Fidel Castro holding hands, event description on top and sides, figures names below, issue date and mintmark between figures and lower legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ENCUENTRO EN EL VATICANO 19 NOV.
1996
1997
S.S. JUAN PABLO II Y FIDEL CASTRO (Translation: Encounter at Vatican November 19th., 1996 1997 His Holiness John-Paul II and Fidel Castro) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones,Havana, Cuba |
| Mintage | 1997 - BU - 20 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4591961110 |
| Comments |
