1 Peso First Voyage of Columbus

€165,586.00
IssuerCuba
Year1990
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value1 Peso (1 CUP)
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight11.3 g
Dimensions29.9 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse: Belisario Álvarez Collado
In circulation to1990
Reference(s) KM#387, JMA#AAEE 392
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below, 2 5-pointed stars on sides.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA ★ 1 PESO ★
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso)
Reverse descriptionMap of Great Antilles, including the islands visited by Columbus on his first trip to America, with dotted line indicating itinerary. Islands show old and current names, always on former writing style. Event name as curved legends on top and below, year of the event above, issue date with mintmark, and compass on center left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPRIMER VIAJE DE COLON 1492 SAN SALVADOR GVANAHANI STA MARIA CONCEPCION RVM CAY JVANA FERNANDINA ISABELA CVBA LONG ISLAND CROOK ED BABEQVE GRAN INAGUA 1990 TORTVGA MAR LA ESPAÑOLA CARIBE V CENTENARIO
(Translation: First Columbus trip 1492 San Salvador Guanahani St. Mary Conception Rhum Cay Joanna Ferdinandine Elizabeth Cuba Long Island Crooked Babeque Great Inagua 1990 Turtle Sea The Spanish Caribs 5th. Centenary)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1990  - BU - 2 000
Catalog ID4313578500
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