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5 Pesos Automobile
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Cuban national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring the traditional escutcheon with a key, rising sun, and royal palm, flanked by an oak branch and laurel branch. A circumferential legend at the top reads 'REPUBLICA DE CUBA'. The coin's weight and silver fineness are inscribed at the sides of the arms, and the face value appears in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A depiction of an early Daimler-Benz automobile occupies the central field, rendered in relief. A curved legend along the upper periphery commemorates the centenary of the automobile, while the commemorative dates '1886-1986' appear in the lower exergual area. A mintmark is positioned above the central device. |
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Cuba's 1986 hard-currency commemorative program was explicitly designed to generate foreign exchange, not to circulate domestically. These silver pieces were sold through state-run Numismática Cubana outlets and international coin dealers while ordinary Cubans were legally prohibited from holding convertible currency altogether — a prohibition that remained in force until 1993.