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10 Pesos Expo 2000 - Brussels
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms is centrally displayed in the field, featuring the characteristic shield with a key, rising sun, and royal palm, flanked by an oak branch and laurel wreath. A curved legend reading REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery. The face value 10 PESOS appears below the arms, with the weight (15 G) and fineness (AG 0.999) inscribed on either side of the central device. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Twipsy, the official mascot of Expo 2000 Hannover, positioned near the iconic Atomium structure associated with the 1958 Brussels World Exposition. A circular legend referencing the series runs near the outer edge. The dates 1958 and 2000 appear at the bottom, flanking the year of issue 1998, with the place names BRUSELAS and HANNOVER inscribed in the lower right area. The mintmark and issue date are positioned between the dates and the place names. |
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Cuba issued a wave of commemorative silver pieces in the late 1990s tied to international expositions, largely as hard-currency earners rather than anything intended for domestic circulation. The Expo 2000 Brussels piece belongs to that program — collector fodder sold through state channels at a time when the Special Period's economic constraints made foreign exchange generation a bureaucratic priority.