1 Peso Visit of John-Paul II to Cuba

Issuer Cuba
Year 1998
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 1 Peso (1 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 26 g
Diameter 38 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Obverse: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse: Belisario Álvarez Collado
In circulation to 1998
Reference(s) KM#732, JMA#723
Obverse description Cuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1 PESO
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Peso)
Reverse description Half length figure of Pope John Paul II facing left, Havana cathedral on back, at left. Event description on top and sides, issue date and mintmark below, to left.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering VISITA DE SU SANTIDAD JUAN PABLO II 21-25 DE ENERO DE 1998 CATEDRAL DE LA HABANA 1998
(Translation: Visit of His Holiness John-Paul II January 21st.-25th., 1998 Cathedral of Havana 1998)
Edge Plain
Mint Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones,Havana, Cuba
Mintage 1998 - BU - 20 000
Numisquare ID 1046765020
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