10 Centavos 50th. Anniversary of the Republic

Issuer Cuba
Year 1952
Type Commemorative circulation coin
Value 10 Centavos (0.10 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Silver (.900) (silver 90%, copper 10%)
Weight 2.5 g
Diameter 17.9 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Juan J. Sicre
In circulation to 13 March 1962
Reference(s) KM#23, Y#17, Schön#21
Obverse description Cuban flag at center, fortress of Santiago de Cuba, with enhanced image of the lighthouse on right. Coin date above, commemorated date below. Country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters as curved legend on bottom.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1952 1902 DIEZ CENTAVOS
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 1952 1902 Ten Cents)
Reverse description `La Demajagua`, place where the Cuban Independence war started, and a star.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering CINCUENTA AÑOS DE LIBERTAD Y PROGRESO 1952
(Translation: Fifty years of freedom and progress 1952)
Edge Reeded
Mint
Mintage 1952 - - 10 000 000
Numisquare ID 4854420570
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