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5 Pesos Don Quixote and the Windmills
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a dynamic scene from Cervantes' novel showing Don Quixote on horseback charging at a windmill, with his lance leveled against the sails. The mintmark appears in the upper left field and the issue date 1982 in the upper right field. The circular legend EL INGENIOSO HIDALGO DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 1605, marking the original publication of the novel, is inscribed in the exergue. |
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Cuba's early 1980s commemorative silver program was largely export-driven — these pieces were struck for the international collector market, not domestic circulation, at a time when hard currency was a strategic priority for the Castro government. The Don Quixote subject reflects Cuba's close cultural ties with Spain, a relationship that survived the political rupture of 1959 more intact than most.
The KM and JMA reference divergence suggests at least two distinct issues under this type — likely differing in finish or packaging rather than die design.