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5 Peso Caribbean Games Mascot
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 12 G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999 (Translation: Republica de Cuba 12g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999) |
| Reverse description | The official mascot of the XIV Central American and Caribbean Games is depicted in the central field. The circular legend XIV JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS Y DEL CARIBE arcs along the upper portion of the coin's periphery. The year 1981 and a mintmark appear at the lower left, while the inscription CUBA 82, indicating the host country and year of the games, is positioned along the lower border. |
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Cuba hosted the IX Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana in 1982, and this issue was part of a broader commemorative program the Banco Nacional launched in the years leading up to the event — one of the largest sporting spectacles the island had organized under the Revolution. The games carried considerable political weight for Castro's government, framing Cuba's athletic dominance in the region as ideological proof of the socialist model's success.
Two reference numbers in the JMA catalog (AAEE068 and AAEE071) suggest distinct varieties or packaging configurations within the same mascot-themed release.