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300 Pesos Butterfly
| Issuer | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Value | 300 Pesos (300 CUP) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1 KG 300 PESOS AG 0.999 (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1 Kilogram, 300 Pesos, silver 0.999) |
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Cuba's state minting enterprise produced a series of large-format kilo silver pieces through the 1990s primarily for the international collector market, during a period when the island's hard currency earnings had collapsed following the Soviet withdrawal. The butterfly series drew on Cuba's genuinely exceptional lepidopteran diversity — the island hosts over 200 native species — making it one of the few thematic choices with direct scientific grounding rather than commercial opportunism.
Mintages on these kilo issues were kept extremely low, often under 500 pieces worldwide.