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50 Pesos Pinzón Brothers
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ★ V CENTENARIO ★ VICENTE.Y.PINZÓN MARTIN.A.Y.PINZÓN 1991 ★ 1492 ★ (Translation: 5th. Centenary Vicente Yañez Pinzón - Martin Alonso Yañez Pinzón 1991 1492) |
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The Pinzón brothers — Martín Alonso and Vicente Yáñez — commanded the Pinta and the Niña respectively on Columbus's 1492 voyage, yet they have never enjoyed the same historical prominence as their employer. This 1991 issue was part of Cuba's extended commemorative program marking the quincentennial of that voyage, a series that ran across multiple years and metals as the 1992 anniversary approached.
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón later commanded his own expedition in 1499–1500, reaching the Brazilian coast before Cabral's celebrated landfall.