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5 Pesos hot air balloon
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | At center, a detailed depiction of a hot air balloon (aerostato) in flight, representing early aviation and transportation history. The curved legend MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE arcs across the upper field, identifying the series as Means of Transport. The issue date 1984 appears to one side of the central device, with the mintmark on the opposing side. The vehicle's name, AEROSTATO, is inscribed as a curved legend in the lower field. The design follows the same composition as KM#127. |
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| Reverse lettering | MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE 1984 AEROSTATO (Translation: Means of Transport 1984 Hot air balloon) |
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Cuba's 1984 commemorative program leaned heavily on international themes to generate hard currency through foreign coin collectors — the island had virtually no domestic collector market capable of absorbing silver issues at the time. These were sold abroad, priced in dollars, while ordinary Cubans used the parallel peso system for daily transactions.