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Cuba INTUR 5‑centavos tourist coin, 1981 (Polymita snail)
Coin
Circular brass‑colored coin. One face (image 1): a coiled land‑snail shell (Cuban Polymita) in relief, encircled by the legend "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TURISMO," with "1981 · CUBA" below. Other face (image 2): the INTUR logo — a stylized royal palm above a boat/horizon device with "INTUR" lettering — over the denomination "CINCO CENTAVOS." Plain raised rim both sides.
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Belonged to Anna Veltfort, who brought it back with her to New York City after a visit in the 2000s to Havana, where she kept it as a Cuban souvenir.
Circulation restricted to foreign visitors/residents, only valid in shops catering to tourists, as equivalent to foreign currencies.
Anna Veltfort collection
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Anna Veltfort
Gift
1981 - 1989
1980s
Maker: Issued by the Instituto Nacional de Turismo (INTUR) of Cuba, for the tourist/visitor coinage series. No mintmark on the coin.
Polymite shell surrounded by inscription
Instituto Nacional de Turismo 1981 Cuba
National Institute of Tourism 1981 Cuba
Logo of the National Institute of Tourism ("INTUR") featuring a Real Palmtree; with face value as numerals on right and in words on bottom.
5 INTUR Cinco centavos
5 INTUR Five Cents
Plain/Smooth
INTUR
Cuban Visitors' Coinage
2 cm
3.5 g
Metal
Materials: Brass (golden‑colored) — standard for the INTUR 5‑centavos type; not verified by assay. Technique: Machine‑struck (milled) coin.
Good
INTUR
Producer
Anna Veltfort
Owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Acquisition
New York
U.S.A.
North America
Brought by donor
INTUR = Instituto Nacional de Turismo; this is part of Cuba's separate "tourist" / convertible coinage used by foreign visitors at hard‑currency (INTUR) outlets — a distinct monetary circuit from the regular national peso coinage. Obverse motif is the endemic Cuban Polymita (painted snail).