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1 Peso José Martí Centennial Birth
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of José Martí in intaglio at left, flanked at center by a vignette representing the allegory of the Montecristi Manifesto of 1895. The issuer name arcs across the top of the note, and a red circular seal of the Banco Nacional de Cuba is positioned between the portrait and the central vignette. Printed in black and blue with red serial numbers. |
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| Obverse lettering | UN PESO UN BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA UN PESO MANIFIESTO DE MONTECRISTI 1895 1 PESO JOSÉ MARTÍ CENTENARIO DE MARTÍ CENTENARIO DE MARTÍ GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO, CAMBIO EXTRANJERO CONVERTIBLE EN ORO Y TODOS LOS DEMÁS ACTIVOS DEL BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA. ESTE BILLETE CONSTITUYE UNA OBLIGACIÓN DEL ESTADO CUBANO. (Translation: One Peso one National Bank of Cuba One Peso Montecristi Manifesto 1895 1 Peso José Martí Centenary of Martí Centenary of Martí Fully Guaranteed with the gold, foreign exchange. Convertible into gold and all the other assets of the National Bank of Cuba This note constitutes an obligation of the Cuban State.) |
| Reverse description | The Cuban coat of arms, engraved within an oval frame and set against a silhouette of the island of Cuba, occupies the center of the reverse. The country name appears at the top, with the face value expressed in both numerals and letters at each end. Commemorative dates marking the centenary of José Martí's birth — 28 January 1853 and 1953 — appear to the left of the coat of arms. |
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