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50 pesos 40th Anniversary of Revolution
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dynamic historical scene commemorating the Cuban Revolution, featuring portrait busts or figures of Camilo Cienfuegos, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, and Fidel Castro, with Castro shown in the act of giving a speech and gesturing to the left. A five-pointed star appears prominently at the top of the design. The commemorative legend arcs around the composition, with the anniversary year inscribed in the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cuba's 40th anniversary commemorative gold program of 1999 was issued during one of the island's most economically precarious decades — the Special Period following Soviet collapse had gutted the peso economy and hard currency was functionally nonexistent for most Cubans. These pieces were never intended for domestic circulation. They were minted explicitly for foreign collectors and the convertible currency market, a quiet acknowledgment that revolutionary iconography had become an export commodity.