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10 Pesos Bolivar and Marti
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos (10 CUP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central design depicts Simón Bolívar mounted on horseback, riding to the right with his head turned three-quarters to the left, conveying a sense of commanding authority. Behind and above the equestrian figure, a large portrait bust of José Martí is rendered in high relief against the open field, creating a layered compositional tribute to both liberators. A encircling legend along the upper and lateral periphery reads BOLIVAR Y MARTI • PADRES DEL AMERICANISMO, while the date 1993 appears in the exergue below the primary design. |
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This issue belongs to a Cuban commemorative series pairing Simón Bolívar with José Martí — a politically deliberate coupling that the Castro government promoted heavily from the 1970s onward to position Cuba within a broader Latin American revolutionary tradition rather than as an isolated socialist state. The Banco Nacional de Cuba produced numerous silver issues in the early 1990s almost exclusively for the export collector market, as hard currency shortages following the Soviet collapse made foreign numismatic sales one of the few reliable income streams available.