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10 Pesos Bastille, Piedfort
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Weight | 53.44 g |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, displaying the traditional escutcheon with a key, sunrising over the sea, and a royal palm, surmounted by the Phrygian cap on a pole and flanked by oak and laurel branches. The country name REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery as the primary legend. The face value 10 PESOS is inscribed below the arms, with the weight and fineness designations 26.72 G AG 0.999 appearing at the sides of the field. A circular legend along the lower periphery reads BICENTENARIO DE LA REV. FRANCESA, identifying the commemorated event. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dramatic allegorical scene depicting the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, with figures in period dress engaged in the assault on the fortress walls. The motto of the French Revolution, LIBERTAD • IGUALDAD FRATERNIDAD, arcs along the upper periphery as the primary legend. Below the central scene, the inscription TOMA DE LA BASTILLA identifies the commemorated event, with the commemorative dual dates 1789 and 1989 placed in the lower exergual area, flanked by the mint mark. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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