5 Pesos Leonor Molina - Trial strike

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IssuerCuba
Year1987
TypeCoin pattern
Value5 Pesos
CurrencyCuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
CompositionGold (.100)
Weight12 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse: Belisario Álvarez Collado
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#N/C, JMA#PPV29
Obverse descriptionCuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below, weight and fineness on sides. Circle of pearls near to edge.  Design is the same as on KM# 166 (see link below)
Obverse script
Obverse letteringREPUBLICA DE CUBA 12G 5 PESOS AG 0.999
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 12g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999)
Reverse descriptionPortrait of Leonor Molina representing the Republic, first face to appear on a Cuban coin. Motto on curved legend at top, `emisión original` and commemorated date on left, mintmark and current issue date on right, `SOUVENIR` below. Line of pearls close to edge.  Design is the same as on KM# 166 (see link below).
Reverse script
Reverse letteringPATRIA Y LIBERTAD 1897 1987 emisión original SOUVENIR
(Translation: Fatherland and Liberty 1897 1987 original issue Souvenir)
EdgeReeded.
Mint
Mintage1987  - BU - 5
Catalog ID9498237120
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