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| Issuer | Tesoro de la Isla de Cuba |
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| Year | 1891 |
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| Currency | Pre-Republic (1870-1898) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a standing allegorical figure of Mercury in classical intaglio style, holding a caduceus, with the royal arms of Spain below. The centre carries the text 'EL TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA / DIEZ PESOS' above a body of small-print legal text, with the issue date of Habana, 2 de Agosto de 1891 and serial number in upper left and right. The lower portion bears three signature lines for El Director Gral de Hacienda, El Interventor Gral, and El Gobernador del Banco Español de la Isla de Cuba, framed by a fine guilloche border. |
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| Obverse lettering | EL TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA PAGAREL AL PORTADOR DIEZ PESOS HABANA EL DIRECTOR GRAL DE HACIENDA EL INTERVENTOR GRAL EL GOBERNADOR DEL BANCO ESPAÑOL DE LA ISLA DE CUBA |
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| Reverse lettering | TESORO DE LA ISLA DE CUBA DIEZ PESOS 10 |
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