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5 Pesos European Cup 1988
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Three association football players are depicted in dynamic action at center, with one goalkeeper diving to stop a shot on goal. Two concentric curved legends frame the upper and lateral portions of the design: the outermost reads the event name along the rim, while the inner legend names the host nation. A mintmark appears above the central scene, and the year of issue is inscribed in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | CAMPEONATO EUROPEO DE FUTBOL REPUBLICA FEDERAL DE ALEMANIA 1988 (Translation: European Football Championship Federal Republic of Germany 1988) |
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Cuba's hard-currency commemorative program of the 1980s was essentially a foreign exchange operation — these coins were struck for export sale to collectors abroad, not for domestic circulation, as ordinary Cubans had no access to convertible peso accounts. The 1988 European Cup issue rode a wave of international football fever ahead of the West German-hosted tournament, where the Netherlands claimed their only major international title to date.
The .999 fineness is notably purer than the .900 silver common to most commemorative programs of the period — a deliberate selling point to Western buyers.