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1 Peso Johann Sebastian Bach
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield quartered with a key, a royal palm tree, and horizontal stripes representing the sea, flanked by a Phrygian cap atop a fasces at the crest and sprigs of oak and laurel below, all tied with a ribbon. Two five-pointed stars flank the lower portion of the shield at either side. The legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the denomination 1 PESO appears in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Johann Sebastian Bach, rendered in low relief, occupies the left portion of the field, depicting the composer in period dress with a lace cravat and powdered wig. To the right, four staves of musical notation representing Prelude No. 1 are engraved in fine detail across the field. The legend ANO INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUSICA arcs along the left and lower periphery, with PRELUDIO I inscribed above the musical score near the upper field. The date 1985 and the name JUAN SEBASTIAN BACH appear along the lower arc, separated by a small star. |
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