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5 Pesos Cuban Crocodile
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield divided into three sections bearing a royal palm, a rising sun over mountains and sea, and the blue-and-white striped field of the national flag, surmounted by a Phrygian cap on a pole and flanked by laurel and oak branches tied at the base. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters. The denomination 5 PESOS is inscribed along the lower rim, with the weight 12 G. at the lower left and the silver fineness designation AG 0.999 at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, naturalistic depiction of a Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) fills the central field, rendered in fine relief showing the characteristic scaly dorsal texture and robust body profile in lateral view. A stylized royal palm tree rises in the upper left background. The date 1981 appears in the upper right field beneath a small mint mark symbol. The curved legend FAUNA CUBANA arcs along the upper periphery, while COCODRILO is inscribed in bold raised letters along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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