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500 Pesos 40th Anniversary of Moncada
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 500 Pesos (500 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicted as a shield divided into three quarters: the upper portion shows a rising sun over a sea passage flanked by mountains, the middle band bears a key symbolizing Cuba's strategic position, and the lower quarter displays a royal palm tree. The shield is surmounted by a Phrygian cap bearing a star, set upon a fasces. Flanking the shield is a wreath composed of an oak branch to the left and an olive branch to the right, bound at the base. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 500 PESOS, weight designation 5 OZ, and fineness AU 0.999 are inscribed along the lower and right portions of the field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Moncada Barracks attack of July 26, 1953 — a failed assault by Fidel Castro and roughly 160 rebels against Batista's second-largest military installation in Santiago de Cuba — killed dozens of participants and led to Castro's imprisonment on the Isla de Pinos. Its failure was arguably more politically useful than success would have been: the date became the name of the revolutionary movement itself, the 26th of July Movement, and the foundation myth around which the entire post-1959 government organized its legitimacy.
At 155.5 grams of .999 fine gold, this is among the heaviest commemorative issues Cuba produced. Mintages for the JMA AAEE540 series were extremely limited, issued primarily for foreign collectors rather than domestic circulation.