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10 Pesos Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
| Issuer | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield with a key, a rising sun, and a royal palm between two mountains, surmounted by a Phrygian cap and flanked by an oak branch and a laurel branch. The curved legend 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA' arcs along the upper periphery. The face value '10 PESOS' appears in the lower portion of the field, with the weight and fineness designations 'AG 0.999' and the weight inscribed on either side of the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the caravel 'La Niña' under sail near a coastline, rendered in detailed relief against the open field. A cameo portrait of the Spanish explorer Vicente Yáñez Pinzón appears to the right, identified by his name 'V. Y. PINZÓN' within the cameo surround. The curved legend 'NAVEGANDO CERCA DE CUBA' arcs along the upper periphery. The date '1508', referencing Pinzón's voyage near Cuba, appears alongside the mint year '1997' and the mintmark to the lower right. The full name 'VICENTE YÁÑEZ PINZÓN' is inscribed below the central design. |
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| Mintage | 1997 - Proof - 30,000 |
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