20 Centavos

€6,835.00
IssuerCuba
Year1915-1949
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Centavos (0.20 CUP)
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionSilver (.900) (silver 90%, copper 10%)
Weight5 g
Dimensions23 mm
Thickness1.4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to13 March 1962
Reference(s) KM#13, Y#7, Schön#7
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, face value in letters as curved legen on bottom, line of denticles close to edge.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA • VEINTE CENTAVOS •
(Translation: Republic of Cuba Twenty Cents)
Reverse descriptionFive-pointed star with rays, `Fatherland and Freedom` As curved legend on top, date on excergue, weight and fineness on sides.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPATRIA Y LIBERTAD • 5 G. • 1915 • 900 M •
(Translation: Fatherland and Freedom 5 G. 1915 900 M)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1915  - KM#13.1 - Coarse reeding, High relief star -
1915  - KM#13.1 - Coarse reeding, High relief star; Proof - 125
1915  - KM#13.1 - Fine reeding, High relief star - 7 915 000
1915  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star -
1915  - KM#13.2 - Fine reeding, Low relief star -
1916  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star - 2 535 000
1916  - KM#13.2 - Fine reeding, Low relief star; Proof - 50
1920  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star - 6 130 000
1932  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star - 184 000
1948  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star - 6 830 000
1949  - KM#13.2 - Coarse reeding, Low relief star - 13 170 000
Catalog ID9950927440
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