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5 Pesos Moscow '80 Olympics
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1980 |
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| In circulation to | 1980 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 12 G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999 (Translation: Republic of Cuba 12g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a series of square frames arranged across the central field, each containing a stylized stick figure athlete representing a different Olympic sport. Below the central design, the mint year and mintmark appear, while the legend XXII OLIMPIADA MUNDIAL arcs along the upper periphery. The inscription MOSCU 80 appears in the lower portion, identifying the host city and year of the games. |
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Cuba issued a series of silver pieces for the 1980 Moscow Olympics largely as hard currency earners rather than anything intended for domestic circulation — the peso had no convertibility, and these were sold directly to foreign collectors and dealers through state channels. The Soviet games were already politically radioactive by the time they were struck; the U.S.-led boycott had reduced international participation to 80 nations, its lowest since 1956.
Cuba, conspicuously, did not boycott.