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50 Pesos Expo 2000 - Twipsy
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
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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 tree, flanked by an oak branch on the left and a laurel branch on the right, with a Phrygian cap above. The curved legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper periphery. The weight and fineness designations (1/2 OZ and AU 0.999) are inscribed on the left and right fields respectively, while the face value 50 PESOS appears along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1/2 OZ 50 PESOS AU 0.999 (Translation: Republic of Cuba 1/2 ounce 50 Pesos gold 0.999) |
| Reverse description | The central field features a colorized depiction of Twipsy, the official mascot of Expo 2000, rendered facing right with its distinctive antenna and stylized form. The mascot's name TWIPSY is inscribed below the central device. A circular legend enclosing the design reads HUMANIDAD - NATURALEZA - TECNOLOGIA, the official motto of Expo 2000, with the event name EXPO 2000 and the issue date 1998 completing the inscription around the periphery. The mint mark appears to the left of the central device. |
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