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1 Peso Judo
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA ★ 1 PESO ★ (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso) |
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Cuba's 1983 Olympic sports series was produced in both copper-nickel for circulation and .999 silver for the collector market, with the same designs struck across both compositions simultaneously. The copper-nickel pieces were nominally legal tender but rarely saw actual commerce — they moved almost entirely through state-run numismatic export channels, generating hard currency at a premium far above face value, which was the practical point of the series.
The 1984 Los Angeles Games were ultimately boycotted by Cuba, along with the broader Soviet-bloc contingent.