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| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| In circulation to | 1 May 2002 |
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| Obverse description | Oval portrait vignette of Calixto García Iñiguez at center, with his name inscribed below the portrait; face value rendered in letters to each side and the issuer's title across the top. The note is printed in violet with serial numbers in red, over a fine guilloche underprint. |
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| Reverse description | Central allegorical vignette commemorating the nationalization of foreign enterprises on 6 August 1960, with the names of expropriated companies including United Fruit and Esso incorporated into the design. The country name appears across the top, and the face value is expressed in both numerals and letters on either side. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA NACIONALIZACION DE LAS EMPRESAS EXTRANJERAS 6 DE AGOSTO DE 1960 ICP CINCUENTA CINCUENTA 50 50 PESOS PESOS UNITED FRUIT ESSO ESTE BILLETE TIENE CURSO LEGAL Y FUERZA LIBERATORIA ILIMITADA, DE ACUERDO CON LA LEY, PARA EL PAGO DE TODA OBLIGACIÓN CONTRAÍDA O A CUMPLIR EN EL TERRITORIO NACIONAL. (Translation: Republic of Cuba Nationalization of the foreign enterprises August 6th., 1960 ICP Fifty Fifty 50 50 Pesos Pesos This note is legal tender and has unlimited liberatory force, in accordance with the law, for payment of all obligations, contracted or to be fulfilled, on the whole national territory) |
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