2 Centavos Patria o Muerte

€5,872.00
IssuerCuba
Year1983-2010
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Centavos
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionAluminium (aluminium 97.15%, magnesium 2.5%, manganese 0.35%)
Weight1 g
Dimensions19.31 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#104, JMA#29-33, Schön#A32
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters on bottom, line of denticles close to rim.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA • DOS CENTAVOS •
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 2 cents.)
Reverse descriptionFace value in Roman numerals in circle over a five-pointed star, motto `Fatherland or Death` as curved legend on top, date on excergue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRIA O MUERTE • 1983 •
(Translation: Fatherland or Death 1985)
EdgeSmooth
MintEmpresa Cubana de Acuñaciones,Havana, Cuba
Saint Petersburg / Leningrad /
Petrograd, Russia (1724-date)
Mintage1983  - KM# 104.1; JMA# 29 - Small lettered legends, long edge denticles on both sides (Leningrad) - 3 996 000
1983  - KM# 104.2; JMA# 30 - Large lettered legends, short edge denticles on both sides (Havana) - 50 010 000
1984  - KM# 104.2; JMA# 31 - Large lettered legends, short edge denticles on both sides - 62 500 000
1985  - KM# 104.2; JMA# 32 - Large lettered legends, short edge denticles on both sides - 70 000 000
1986  - KM# 104.2; JMA# 33 - Large lettered legends, short edge denticles on both sides - 15 000 000
2010  - (KM#104.1) - Small lettered legends, long edge denticles on both sides -
Catalog ID8885575220
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