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10 Pesos Rhinecanthus aculeatus
| Issuer | Banco Central de Cuba |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Weight | 15 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Cuban national coat of arms at center, featuring a shield divided into three sections depicting the key of the Gulf of Mexico between two headlands, a royal palm tree, and diagonal blue and white stripes symbolizing the original three departments of Cuba, surmounted by the Phrygian cap atop a fasces. The shield is flanked by a wreath composed of an oak branch to the left and a laurel branch to the right, tied at the base. The legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper rim in raised Latin lettering, while the denomination 10 PESOS appears in large characters along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 10 PESOS |
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The triggerfish depicted on this issue — Rhinecanthus aculeatus, known colloquially as the Picasso triggerfish — gave its common name to the Picasso triggerfish precisely because Picasso himself reportedly kept one and drew inspiration from its geometric patterning. Cuba's marine-themed silver program of the 2000s targeted the international collector market almost exclusively, with domestic circulation effectively impossible given the dual-currency system then operating on the island.