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100 Pesos Che Minister
| Issuer | Banco Central de Cuba |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 100 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | A bold, high-relief left-facing bust portrait of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara dominates the field, depicting him with his characteristic beret, open collar military jacket, and beard, rendered in a heroic realist style closely inspired by the iconic Alberto Korda photograph. The legend GUERRILLERO HEROICO arcs along the upper left rim, while the dates 1967-1997 appear along the upper right, flanking the portrait. Che Guevara's stylized facsimile signature is incused in the lower right field, accompanied by a small mint mark device. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cuba issued this piece during one of the most economically desperate decades in its modern history — the "Special Period" following the Soviet collapse had gutted the island's GDP by roughly 35% between 1991 and 1994. Hard-currency numismatic exports became a genuine revenue stream for the Cuban state, and gold collector issues of this period were produced explicitly for foreign buyers, not domestic circulation.
The "Che Minister" designation refers specifically to Guevara's tenure as president of the Banco Nacional de Cuba from 1959 to 1961 — the very institution that later issued this coin.