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1 Peso Marlin fishing
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central scene depicting the Ernest Hemingway International Marlin Fishing Tournament, commemorating the event of May 15, 1961, when Ernest Hemingway and Fidel Castro notably met. A marlin leaping from stylized ocean waves dominates the design. The circular legend PESCA DE LA AGUJA arcs along the upper periphery, with the name ERNEST HEMINGWAY inscribed across the upper field. The issue year 1982 appears in the field, with the mintmark positioned to the left. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Cuba's early 1980s commemorative program targeted the Western hard-currency market almost exclusively — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation. The FAO and various international sporting themes were packaged for sale abroad, generating foreign exchange the government badly needed following the collapse of preferential Soviet trade arrangements.
The marlin issue belongs to a fishing sports series that coincided with Cuba's longstanding promotion of offshore sportfishing tourism, a revenue stream Havana pursued even as broader tourism infrastructure remained tightly controlled.