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1 Peso Great Socialist Revolution
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Engraver(s) | Charles Edward Barber |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring the traditional escutcheon with a key, a rising sun, and a royal palm, surrounded by an oak and laurel wreath tied with a ribbon. The national inscription REPUBLICA DE CUBA arcs along the upper legend, while the denomination 1 PESO appears in the lower portion of the field. Two five-pointed stars flank the denomination as decorative elements. |
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| Mintage | 1987 - BU - 5,000 |
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Cuba issued a wave of commemorative pesos through the 1980s targeting the international collector market — hard currency the Revolution badly needed as Soviet subsidies grew less reliable. This particular piece marks the anniversary of the 1959 revolution, though by 1987 the Cuban economy was already showing the strains that would culminate in the "Special Period" following the Soviet collapse four years later.