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1 Peso King Philip of Castile and Lower Countries
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Cuban national coat of arms prominently centered in the field, depicting a shield divided into three sections bearing a key, stripes, and a royal palm tree beneath a rising sun, surmounted by the Phrygian cap on a staff. The shield is flanked to the left by a branch of white oak and to the right by a laurel branch, tied together at the base. Two five-pointed stars flank the lower portion of the coat of arms within the field. The arc legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 PESO appears in the lower field. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a three-quarter facing bust portrait of King Philip I of Castile (Philip the Handsome), depicted wearing a period cap adorned with a decorative badge and a high-collared garment in Renaissance style. The portrait is framed within a wreath of laurel branches. The legend V CENTENARIO arcs along the upper periphery, commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the Americas. The Latin inscriptions PHILLIPPVS to the left and HISP. REX to the right identify the subject as King of Spain, while the dates 1492 and 1992 appear in the lower field, flanked by five-pointed stars. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1992 - BU - 3,000 |
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