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1 Peso Moscow '80 Olympics
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield quartered with a key, a royal palm, and alternating blue and white stripes representing the sea, surmounted by a Phrygian cap on a pike and flanked by an oak branch to the left and a laurel branch to the right. Two five-pointed stars appear in the field, one to each side of the wreath. The legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1 PESO is inscribed in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a composition of stylized stick figures engaged in various Olympic sporting disciplines, arranged across the field without individual frames. The date and mintmark appear below the central design, and the inscription identifying the occasion is placed along the lower periphery. The overall design evokes the graphic aesthetic of the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. |
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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.