Catalog
5 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1960 |
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| Printer | American Bank Note Company, New York, United States |
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| Obverse description | At centre, an intaglio oval vignette carries a portrait of Máximo Gómez, rendered in black and green tones against a fine guilloche underprint. A serial number in black appears at the left, accompanied by a red circular seal of the Banco Nacional de Cuba, while the denomination in both words and numerals is stated at the margins. A full guarantee clause referencing gold convertibility and the obligation of the Cuban State runs along the lower register. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 PESOS 5 PESOS BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA CINCO 5 PESOS MAXIMO GOMEZ GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO, CAMBIO EXTRANJERO CONVERTIBLE EN ORO Y TODOS LOS DEMÁS ACTIVOS DEL BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA. ESTE BILLETE CONSTITUYE UNA OBLIGACIÓN DEL ESTADO CUBANO. (Translation: 5 Pesos 5 Pesos National Bank of Cuba Five 5 Pesos Maximo Gomez Fully Guaranteed with the gold, foreign exchange. Convertible into gold and all the other assets of the National Bank of Cuba. This note constitutes an obligation of the Cuban State.) |
| Reverse description | The Cuban coat of arms is set within a circular guilloche frame at centre, flanked on both sides by the face value in numerals and letters. The country name arches across the top in bold letterpress, while a legal tender clause in Spanish occupies the lower register, asserting unlimited liberatory force for all obligations contracted or fulfilled within the national territory. |
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