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100 Pesos Lenin - Pattern
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, displaying the traditional escutcheon with key, fasces, and Phrygian cap elements, surrounded by oak and laurel branches. The curved legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery. The face value 100 PESOS is inscribed below the arms, flanked on either side by the weight specification 12G. and the gold fineness AV. 0'917, affirming the coin's precious metal content. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA ★ 12G. - 100 PESOS - AV. 0`917 ★ (Translation: Republic of Cuba 12gr. 100 Pesos gold 0.917) |
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Cuba struck a small number of gold pattern pieces in 1977 commemorating the centenary of Lenin's death — or rather, the Soviet ideological calendar that Cuba had tied itself to following the 1972 admission to Comecon. Patterns of this type were produced in extremely limited quantities, never entered circulation, and were almost certainly minted as diplomatic gifts or internal approval pieces rather than for any public release.
The absence of KM or JMA catalog numbers confirms this piece has not been formally attributed in either Krause or Cuban specialist literature, placing it firmly outside the documented issue sequence.