Catalog
200 Pesos
| Issuer | Tesoro de la Isla de Cuba |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large red guilloche underprint bearing the numeral '200' at centre, over which intaglio allegorical figures are applied: a standing Justice with scales at left and a seated farm couple at right. The Spanish colonial arms appear at upper centre beneath the issuer legend 'EL TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA', with the value 'DOSCIENTOS PESOS' on a central panel, the place of issue 'HABANA' within the text block, and serial numbers printed twice across the upper portion. Ornate lathe-work borders frame the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a two-colour scheme of red-brown and dark brown, with three portrait vignettes arranged horizontally across the centre: two classical female heads in profile set within oval guilloche frames at left and right, flanking a larger central intaglio portrait of Athena in full helmet. The issuer inscription 'TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA' arcs across the top, with 'DOSCIENTOS PESOS' along the lower border and the denomination numeral '200' repeated at both upper corners, all surrounded by intricate lathe-work geometric panels. |
| Reverse lettering | TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA / DOSCIENTOS PESOS / 200 |
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