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1 Peso Sea Mail Boat
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1 PESO (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the sailing vessel Isabel in full sail, rendered in fine detail with rigging and hull clearly delineated against an open sea. The series title HISTORIA POSTAL DE CUBA curves along the upper periphery as the principal legend. The historical date 1765 appears to the left and the issue year 1992 to the right of the ship's hull, while the descriptive legend CORREO MARITIMO DEL ESTADO curves along the lower periphery, identifying the vessel as a state sea mail carrier. |
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Cuba's early 1990s coinage program coincided almost exactly with the collapse of Soviet subsidies — the so-called "Special Period in Time of Peace" declared by Castro in 1991, during which fuel shortages were severe enough that the country briefly reverted to oxen for agricultural work and sailing vessels for coastal transport. The sea mail boat subject was not nostalgic whimsy; it reflected an operational reality.
NBS construction was a cost-driven shift away from cupronickel, adopted widely by cash-strapped mints in the early post-Cold War years.