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3 Pesos 'A' Foreign Exchange Certificate
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Reference(s) | P#FX2 |
| Obverse description | Banco Nacional de Cuba logo to the left, with the face value centred as numeral over spelled-out denomination; a large letter 'A' enclosed within a circle appears to the right, serving as the series designator. Serial number appears at upper left and lower right; the issuer name is inscribed below the central panel, with the numeral '3' repeated in all four corners. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Cuba's Foreign Exchange Certificate system was introduced in 1981 to manage the flow of hard currency through the tourist economy and among Cubans receiving remittances from abroad. The "A" series — printed on paper with a blue tint — was intended for use by foreign visitors, while a parallel "B" series in red served Cuban nationals who held dollars. The distinction mattered legally: mixing the two in ordinary commerce was prohibited, though in practice enforcement was inconsistent.
Státní Tiskárna Cenin, the Czechoslovak state security printer, produced the entire FEC series — a natural choice given Havana's close ties with the Eastern Bloc and the printer's long relationship with socialist-state currency contracts. The certificates were withdrawn in 1989 when the A/B distinction was collapsed into a single unified FEC.