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1 Peso Moscow '80 Olympics
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | XXII OLIMPIADA MUNDIAL 1980 MOSCU • 80 (Translation: 22nd World Olympics 1980 Moscow '80) |
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Cuba issued a substantial run of commemorative pesos tied to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, despite the Games being overshadowed by the U.S.-led boycott involving over 60 nations. Cuba, firmly in the Soviet orbit, not only participated but sent one of its strongest athletic delegations — finishing fourth in the overall medal count. These coins were produced partly for the collector export market, a hard-currency revenue stream Havana exploited aggressively throughout the 1970s and 80s via the Casa de la Moneda's foreign sales program.