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1 Peso Sarajevo 1984 - Ice Hockey
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1983 |
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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 divided into three sections featuring a golden key between two landmasses, a rising sun over a sea, and a royal palm tree, surmounted by a Phrygian cap on a pole and flanked by sprigs of oak and laurel tied with a ribbon. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1 PESO' is inscribed in the lower field. Two five-pointed stars flank the shield in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA ★ 1 PESO ★ (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso) |
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Cuba's 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics commemorative series was issued well before the Games — the 1983 date reflects production lead time for a diplomatic and commercial exercise as much as a sporting one. Cuba had no winter sports program to speak of, and these coins were minted primarily for the hard-currency export market, sold through CIMEX and similar state enterprises to foreign collectors desperate for Cuban material during the U.S. embargo years.
The Sarajevo Games themselves would be the last Winter Olympics held behind the Iron Curtain.