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5 Peso El Morro - Santiago de Cuba
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield divided into three sections: the upper portion shows a golden key between two landmasses and a rising sun, the lower-left features diagonal blue and white stripes representing the original Cuban departments, and the lower-right displays a royal palm tree set against mountains. The shield is surmounted by a Phrygian cap atop a fasces, symbolizing liberty and strength. Flanking the shield are two crossed laurel and oak branches tied at the base. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 5 PESOS appears at the bottom; the inscriptions 12 G. and AG 0.999 flank the sides, denoting the coin's weight and silver fineness. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a detailed architectural rendering of the Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro, the historic Spanish colonial fortress guarding the entrance to Santiago de Cuba harbour, shown in three-quarter perspective with its characteristic angled bastions, crenellated battlements, a corner sentry box (garita), and massive rusticated stone masonry walls. To the right of the main fortification stands a second cylindrical garita in the field. The date 1984 is inscribed below the fortress, flanked by a small crossed-keys and star mint mark. The curved legend CASTILLOS DE CUBA arcs along the upper rim, while EL MORRO . STGO. DE CUBA follows the lower periphery. |
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Cuba's 1984 commemorative program coincided with the island's deepening economic isolation following the U.S. trade embargo and the contraction of Soviet subsidies that would accelerate later that decade. These silver issues were never intended for domestic circulation — the Cuban peso had no meaningful convertibility — and were produced almost exclusively for the foreign hard-currency collector market, a pragmatic revenue strategy the Banco Nacional pursued aggressively through the 1980s.
The dual JMA references suggest at least two distinct packaging or distribution variants were catalogued separately by Javier Morales Almagro.