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100 Pesos Bastille
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Engraver(s) | Charles Edward Barber |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield with a key between two promontories, a rising sun, the royal palm, and a fasces, supported by a wreath of oak and laurel branches tied with a ribbon in the national colors. The country name REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination 100 PESOS appears below the arms. The fineness and weight designations 1 OZ AU 0.999 are positioned at the sides of the shield, and the commemorative legend referencing the bicentennial of the French Revolution curves along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic scene of the storming of the Bastille fortress on 14 July 1789, rendered in high relief with figures scaling the walls and the fortress in the background. The motto of the French Revolution, LIBERTAD • IGUALDAD • FRATERNIDAD, arcs prominently along the upper legend. Below the central scene, the inscription TOMA DE LA BASTILLA identifies the commemorated event, with the dual dates 1789 and 1989 flanking the lower exergue to mark both the historical event and the centennial of this issue. A mintmark appears between the dates. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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