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10 Pesos 40th Anniversary of Revolution
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos (10 CUP) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1999 - Proof |
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Cuba's commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the 1959 revolution fell in a particularly lean year for the island — 1999 sat deep within the "Special Period," the prolonged economic crisis triggered by the Soviet collapse in 1991 that gutted Cuban GDP by roughly 35%. Hard-currency collector coins were one of the few export mechanisms available, making issues like this less a celebration than a revenue instrument aimed at foreign buyers.
KM#672 is part of a dense cluster of Cuban silver issues from the late 1990s, many sharing the same 31.1g/.999 specification and produced for the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation.