Cuba's commemorative peso program of the early 2000s was produced largely for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation, with hard currency earned from sales helping offset the ongoing effects of the U.S. embargo. Most pieces in this series were struck at foreign mints under contract, as the Casa de la Moneda in Havana lacked consistent capacity for commemorative production during this period.
Cuba's commemorative peso program of the early 2000s was produced largely for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation, with hard currency earned from sales helping offset the ongoing effects of the U.S. embargo. Most pieces in this series were struck at foreign mints under contract, as the Casa de la Moneda in Havana lacked consistent capacity for commemorative production during this period.