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10 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Central de Cuba |
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| Year | 1997-2020 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA DIEZ PESOS MAXIMO GOMEZ (Translation: Central Bank of Cuba Ten Pesos Máximo Gómez) |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 10 PESOS GUERRA DE TODO EL PUEBLO 10 PESOS (Translation: Republic of Cuba 10 Pesos War of all the People 10 Pesos) |
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Cuba's decision to print its own security paper currency domestically — at the Impresos de Seguridad facility in Havana — was a direct consequence of the Special Period, the severe economic contraction that followed the collapse of Soviet subsidies after 1991. Contracting foreign printers became both a hard currency expense Cuba could not afford and a political liability the government was reluctant to accept.
The series ran across more than two decades with minimal redesign, which is itself notable: most issuing authorities refresh long-running series far more frequently. The watermark is the sole security feature listed for this type — modest by contemporary standards even at first issue in 1997.