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1 Peso
| Issuer | Junta Central Republicana de Cuba y Puerto Rico |
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| Year | 1869 |
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| Currency | Pre-Republic (1870-1898) |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 La República de Cuba 1 POR MEDIO DE LA Junta Central Republicana de Cuba y Puerto Rico Se reconoce deudora al portador, de la cantidad de UN PESO Este billete es convertible en Bonos de la REPÚBLICA DE CUBA a presentacion en la Tesoreria de la Junta, en cantidades de cien pesos á lo ménos. New York, Agosto 17 de 1869 (Translation: 1 The Republic of Cuba 1 By means of the Central Republican Joint of Cuba and Puerto Rico reccons as debt to the bearer, of the amount of One Peso This note is convertible to bonds of the Republic of Cuba on presentation at the Joint Treasure, in amounts of at least one hundred Pesos. New York, August 17th., 1869) |
| Reverse description | Reverse is blank, with no printed design, text, or ornamentation. |
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The Junta Central Republicana de Cuba y Puerto Rico was not a government — it was a revolutionary body operating in exile, primarily from New York, in support of the Cuban uprising that began with the Grito de Yara in October 1868. These notes were issued as a funding mechanism for the insurrection, not as a functioning circulating currency backed by any treasury or banking institution. The practical reach of such instruments was limited to sympathizers and émigré networks.
Printing in New York placed production well beyond Spanish colonial enforcement. Whether these notes saw meaningful use inside Cuba during the Ten Years' War remains genuinely uncertain.