5 Pesos The Old Man and the Sea

Issuer Cuba
Year 1982
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 5 Pesos (5 CUP)
Currency Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 12 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to 1982
Reference(s) KM#98, JMA#AAEE093, AAEE096
Obverse description Cuban coat of arms , country name on top, weight and finess on sides, face value below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering REPUBLICA DE CUBA 12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999
(Translation: Republic of Cuba 12g. 5 Pesos silver 0.999)
Reverse description Scene from `The Old Man and the Sea`, Event name above, as circular legend, prize date on left (see comments), issue date and mintmark on right, Hemingway`s name below.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering EL VIEJO Y EL MAR • PREMIO NOBEL 1952 1982 ERNEST HEMINGWAY
(Translation: The Old Man and the Sea . Nobel Prize 1952 1982 Ernest Hemingway)
Edge Reeded
Mint
Mintage 1982 - JMA# AAEE093; Proof version - 1 000
1982 - JMA# AAEE096; BU version - 5 000
Numisquare ID 9056763940
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