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10 Pesos San Carlos ship
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield surmounted by the Phrygian cap on a pike, flanked by an oak branch on the right and a laurel branch on the left, with a landscape scene within the shield. The outer legend reads REPUBLICA DE CUBA along the upper arc and the face value 10 PESOS along the lower arc. The silver fineness AG 0.999 and the weight specification 20G appear on the lateral fields, flanking the coat of arms. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The San Carlos was a Spanish ship of the line that participated in the 1762 British siege of Havana — one of the largest amphibious operations of the 18th century, deploying over 200 vessels and nearly 14,000 British troops. Spain lost the city for eleven months before recovering it under the Treaty of Paris in exchange for Florida.