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Cuba 1‑peso coin, 1986
Coin
Circular brass‑colored coin. Reverse (image 1): a five‑pointed star over a radiating sunburst, encircled by the legend "PATRIA O MUERTE," with the date "1986" below. Obverse (image 2): the Cuban national coat of arms (shield with key, rising sun, royal palm) flanked by oak and laurel branches, the legend "REPÚBLICA DE CUBA" above and the denomination "UN PESO" below. Beaded/dentil border both sides.
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Cuban currency that Anna Veltfort kept as a Cuban souvenir in New York City. Donor brought it from Cuba when she visited in the 2000s.
According to Numista: "This coin resume the design of the silver 1 Peso coin minted from 1915 to 1933, but using a cheaper metal, and smaller diameter. Also motto changed from "PATRIA Y LIBERTAD" to "PATRIA O MUERTE"."
Anna Veltfort collection
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Anna Veltfort
Gift
Kremnica Mint
1983 - 1989
1980s
Coat of arms
REPUBLICA DE CUBA, UN PESO
Star
PATRIA O MUERTE
Fatherland or death
Reeding
2.5 cm
6 g
Good
Anna Veltfort
owner
Banco Nacional de Cuba
producer
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
acquisition
New York City
New York
U.S.A.
North America
preservation
Cuba used Kremnica and Leningrad mints for its coinage from the 1960s; Kremnica is documented striking 1980s "Patria o Muerte" minors. Mint attribution for these issues is made via the star‑point‑vs‑"PATRIA" alignment (Kremnica: between A and T; Leningrad: on the right leg of the A). Recommend checking this on the coin.