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10 Pesos 'A'
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Exchange certificate |
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| Obverse lettering | EXCHANGE CERTIFICATE CERTIFICADO DE DIVISA ВАЛЮТНОЕ СВИДЕТЕЛЬСТВО (In arms) BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA 10 DIEZ PESOS A BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA (Translation: Exchange certificate (in English, Spanish and Russian) (In arms) National Bank of Cuba 10 Ten Pesos A National Bank of Cuba) |
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| Reverse lettering | 10 DIEZ PESOS CASTILLO DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LOS ANGELES DE JAGUA - 1742 DIEZ PESOS 10 (Translation: 10 Ten Pesos Castle of Our Lady of the Angels of Jagua - 1742 Ten Pesos 10) |
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The FX (exchangeable peso) series was introduced in Cuba as a parallel currency for use in dollar-only retail networks — the so-called "diplotiendas" — originally accessible only to diplomats and foreign workers but later extended to any Cuban holding hard currency. The 'A' suffix designation on this note distinguishes it from related FX issues and reflects an internal control classification within that exchange certificate system, not a simple print run variant.
Státní Tiskárna Cenin had been supplying Cuban currency since the early revolutionary period, a relationship born from Cold War alignment rather than open tender. Czech-printed Cuban notes of this era are often identifiable by a characteristic ink density in the intaglio work.