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1 Peso Flamingos
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms is centrally depicted, featuring a shield divided into three sections: the upper portion displays a rising sun over a key between two landmasses, the lower left bears three diagonal stripes, and the lower right shows a royal palm. The shield is surmounted by a Phrygian cap on a staff, flanked by an oak branch to the left and a laurel branch to the right, with the whole composition 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. |
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| Reverse description | A group of American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) is depicted wading in shallow water, their characteristic pink plumage rendered in color against the coin's metallic field. The birds are shown in various naturalistic poses, with their distinctive long necks and curved bills visible. The curved legend FAUNA DEL CARIBE arcs along the upper periphery, with FLAMENCOS continuing along the sides, and the date 1994 appears in the lower portion of the design alongside a mintmark. |
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| Additional information |
Cuba issued a series of colorized wildlife pesos through the 1990s primarily for the collector export market — hard currency was desperately needed following the collapse of Soviet subsidies, which had propped up the Cuban economy to the tune of roughly $4–6 billion annually. The Special Period in Time of Peace, declared in 1990, gutted the island's import capacity and pushed the state toward any available foreign exchange source, numismatic exports included.
KM#498 is part of that broader program. The colorization was applied after striking, not during — a distinction that affects long-term stability of the finish.