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10 Pesos First Railroad in England
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with a royal palm, rising sun, and key, flanked by an oak branch on the left and a laurel branch on the right, surmounted by a Phrygian cap. A curved legend above reads 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA', with 'BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA' arcing along the lower periphery. The face value '10 PESOS' appears in the lower exergual area. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Cuba's commemorative silver program of the 1980s frequently reached beyond national history, and this piece marks the 1825 opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway — the first public steam-hauled line, built under George Stephenson's direction after years of Parliamentary obstruction from canal interests who correctly understood what was coming. Cuba had its own early railroad history to speak of; the island's first line opened in 1837, predating any railway on the Spanish mainland.