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5 Pesos Cuban Railway - Piedfort
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Value | 5 Pesos (5 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield with a royal palm, a rising sun, a key, and a fasces, supported by an oak branch and laurel branch tied with a ribbon. The country name REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper legend. Flanking inscriptions indicate the weight and fineness of the silver content, while the face value 5 PESOS appears in the lower field. The design reflects the standard heraldic style employed on Cuban collector issues of the period. |
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| Reverse description | A period steam locomotive is depicted in the central field, shown in profile facing right, rendered with fine detail characteristic of Cuban commemorative coinage of the 1980s. The curved upper legend bears the series title MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE, identifying this coin as part of the Means of Transportation commemorative series. The date 1983 appears in the lower left field, while the curved lower legend EL FERROCARRIL EN CUBA denotes the subject as the history of railroads in Cuba. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE 1983 EL FERROCARRIL EN CUBA (Translation: Means of Transportation 1983 The Railroad in Cuba) |
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