2 Pesos José Martí

€34,183.00
IssuerCuba
Year1915-1916
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Pesos (2 CUP)
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionGold (.900)
Weight3.3436 g
Dimensions16 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to22 May 1934
Reference(s) KM#17, JMA#96-97, Y#11
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters as curved legend on bottom, line of denticles close to rim.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA • DOS PESOS •
(Translation: Republic of Cuba Two Pesos)
Reverse descriptionPortrait of José Martí, Cuban National Hero (1853-1895), motto `Patria y Libertad` as curved legend on top, date on excergue, weight and fineness on sides. Line of denticles close to rim.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRIA Y LIBERTAD • 3.3436 G. • 1916 • 900 M •
(Translation: Fatherland and Freedom 3.3436g. 1915 900M)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1915  - JMA# 96 - 10 000
1915  - JMA# 96 - Proof - 50
1916  - JMA# 97 - 150 000
1916  - JMA# 97 - Proof -
Catalog ID5040858250
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