5 Centavos

€2,856.00
IssuerCuba
Year1915-1961
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Centavos
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)
Weight5 g
Dimensions21.17 mm
Thickness1.94 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#11.1, KM#11.2, KM#11.3, Y#5, Y#5b, Schön#5
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 • CINCO CENTAVOS •
(Translation: Republic of Cuba Five centavos)
Reverse descriptionFace value in Roman numeral in circle over a five-pointed star, motto `Fatherland and Freedom` 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 V • 5.0 G. • 1915 • 250 M •
(Translation: Fatherland and Liberty 5)
EdgeSmooth
MintKremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
Mintage1915  - KM#11.1; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G.` - 5 096 000
1915  - KM#11.1; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G.` Proof - 150
1916  - KM#11.1; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G.` - 1 714 000
1916  - KM#11.1; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G.` Proof - 100
1920  - KM#11.1; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G.` - 10 000 000
1920  - KM#11.2; Y# 5 - letters `5.0 G`, no period after G -
1946  - KM#11.3; Y# 5b - letters `5 GR.` - 5 096 000
1960  - KM#11.3; Y# 5b - letters `5 GR.` - 40 000 000
1961  - KM#11.3; Y# 5b - letters `5 GR.` - 20 000 000
Catalog ID2724884130
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