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50 Pesos Volleyball, Piedfort
| Issuer | Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic scene of three volleyball players depicted in silhouette relief, two athletes on the left side leaping with arms raised to block at the net, and one player on the right side in an attacking stance, with a volleyball suspended above the net at center. A rectangular volleyball net rendered in fine detail spans the full width of the design. The legend XI JUEGOS PANAMERICANOS curves along the upper periphery, while HABANA 91 is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower rim. The year 1990 appears to the lower left of the scene, and a stylized mint mark is positioned to the lower right of the field. |
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Cuba's piedfort program of the late 1980s and early 1990s was issued primarily for the hard-currency collector market — a deliberate revenue strategy by the Cuban government during the severe foreign exchange constraints that preceded the Special Period. Piedforts at double the standard planchet thickness were produced in very limited runs, with distribution routed almost entirely through international numismatic dealers rather than domestic channels.
The volleyball subject ties to Cuba's legitimate sporting prestige: the Cuban women's national team dominated international competition through this era, winning Olympic gold in 1992 and 1996.