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50 Pesos Pelican
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Diameter | 65 mm |
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| Reverse description | A colorized depiction of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is rendered in full profile facing right, perched on a branch partially submerged in stylized blue water that occupies the lower field. The bird is rendered with fine engraved detail enhanced by polychrome enamel coloring: grey-brown plumage on the body, a white and tan head, a distinctive long orange-tan bill with a pale gular pouch, and red-tipped feet. The arc legend FAUNA DEL CARIBE curves along the upper border, while PELICANO PARDO appears along the lower border. The date 1994 and the Cuban Havana mint mark appear to the right of the central device. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cuba's large-format silver issues of the 1990s were a direct response to the Special Period — the economic crisis that followed the Soviet Union's collapse and the abrupt end of Soviet subsidies in 1991. Hard currency was desperately scarce, and the Cuban mint turned aggressively to the collector market, producing oversized, high-relief, and colorized pieces specifically for foreign numismatic buyers rather than domestic circulation. The colorization on this reverse was applied post-strike, a technique that became commercially standard for this series.