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50 Pesos Sir Henry Morgan
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
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| Obverse description | At center, the Cuban national coat of arms depicted in high relief against a mirror-proof field, comprising a shield divided into three sections showing a golden key between two landmasses, a rising sun over distant mountains, and a royal palm tree, surmounted by the Phrygian cap on a pole and flanked by an oak branch to the left and a laurel branch to the right. The arc legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 50 PESOS is inscribed in large characters along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A circular colorized applique at center depicts a three-quarter portrait of Sir Henry Morgan, the Welsh privateer and buccaneer, shown wearing a red coat with a white lace cravat and long flowing hair, with tall-masted sailing ships rendered in the background against a blue sea and sky. The subject's name SIR HENRY MORGAN is inscribed in curved legend across the upper portion of the colorized insert. The gold border surrounding the insert bears the series legend PIRATAS DEL CARIBE arcing along the upper periphery, two five-pointed stars at the nine and three o'clock positions, and the issue date 1995 inscribed along the lower border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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