10 Pesos `Maine` vessel explosion

€405,856.00
IssuerCuba
Year1998
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value10 Pesos (10 CUP)
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight31.1 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness25 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Rigoberto Peláez Alcázar, Charles Edward Barber
Reverse: Rigoberto Peláez Alcázar
In circulation to1998
Reference(s) KM#644, JMA#AAEE 746
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below, weight and fineness on sides.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA 1 OZ 10 PESOS AG 0.999
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 ounce 10 Pesos silver 0.999)
Reverse description`Maine` ship explosion, commemorated event description above, issuing date and mintmark below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGUERRA HISPANO-CUBANO-NORTEAMERICANA EXPLOSIÓN DEL MAINE (PRETEXTO) CENTENARIO 1998
(Translation: Spanish-Cuban-Northamerican war `Maine` explosion (pretext) Centenary 1998)
EdgeReeded
MintEmpresa Cubana de Acuñaciones,Havana, Cuba
Mintage1998  - Proof - 5 000
Catalog ID7904903990
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