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50 Pesos First Cuban Railroad, Piedfort
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE CUBA BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA 50 PESOS (Translation: Republic of Cuba National Bank of Cuba 50 Pesos) |
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| Reverse lettering | 150 ANIV. DEL 1er FERROCARRIL HISPANO-AMERICANO 1989 HABANA-BEJUCAL 1837-1987 CUBA ORO FINO 1/2 OZ. 0.999 (Translation: 150th Anniversary of the 1st Hispano-American Railway 1989 Havana - Bejucal 1837-1987 Cuba fine gold 1/2 ounce 0.999) |
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Cuba's first railroad, completed in 1837, predates Spain's own domestic rail network by several years — a fact the Cuban government exploited repeatedly in commemorative programs as evidence of the island's historical sophistication under colonial administration. The piedfort format here doubles the standard flan thickness, a minting decision that served collector markets rather than circulation, and was characteristic of Cuba's hard-currency numismatic exports during the late 1980s when the state needed foreign exchange.