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5 Pesos Track and Field

Issuer Cuba
Year 1981
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Engraver(s) Charles Edward Barber
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Obverse description The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring the traditional shield with a key, rising sun, and royal palm, flanked by an oak branch and laurel sprig. A circular legend bearing the country name arcs across the upper portion of the coin. The coin's weight and fineness are inscribed along the sides of the field, while the denomination appears below the arms.
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Reverse script Latin
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Additional information

Part of Cuba's broader series commemorating the 1980 Moscow Olympics, this issue appeared a full year after the Games concluded — a production lag common to Cuban commemorative programs of the period, which frequently minted pieces both before and after the events they marked. Cuba was one of the few nations to compete in Moscow without political interference, as the U.S.-led boycott found little sympathy in Havana.

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