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1 Centavo José Martí
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1958 |
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| Thickness | 1.25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a five-pointed star inscribed within an equilateral triangle, occupying the center of the field. The denomination, weight, and fineness are distributed along the sides of the triangle, reading '1 C.', '2.5 G.', and '250 M.' respectively. A circular legend surrounds the design, with 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA' arching along the upper portion and the national motto 'PATRIA Y LIBERTAD' along the lower portion near the rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1958 |
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The 1958 issue is one of the last struck under Batista's government before Castro's forces took Havana on January 1, 1959. Production at the Philadelphia Mint — Cuba had no domestic mint — continued into the final months of the regime, and coins dated 1958 were still entering circulation as the political order collapsed around them. The new revolutionary government eventually retired the Batista-era coinage, though these pieces remained legal tender well into the early 1960s.