Cuba issued these copper-plated steel replicas in the late 1990s primarily for the tourist trade, a period when the government was aggressively developing dollar-denominated tourism as a lifeline following the collapse of Soviet subsidies after 1991. They were never intended as currency and carry no legal tender status.
Cuba issued these copper-plated steel replicas in the late 1990s primarily for the tourist trade, a period when the government was aggressively developing dollar-denominated tourism as a lifeline following the collapse of Soviet subsidies after 1991. They were never intended as currency and carry no legal tender status.