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50 Pesos 'C' Foreign Exchange Certificate-Round 'C'
| Issuer | Banco Nacional de Cuba |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 50 Pesos (50 CUP) |
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| Obverse description | Light blue note with a large circular red guilloche underprint at centre bearing the numeral '50' in red. To the left, a circular vignette with the seal of the Banco Nacional de Cuba in blue. The denomination '50' appears in red at each corner. Serial prefix 'FA' and zeroed serial number appear at upper left and lower right. A diagonal red overprint 'MUESTRA' (specimen) crosses the face. The inscription 'CERTIFICADO DE COMPRA' runs along the top, with 'BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA' along the lower border. |
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| Reverse lettering | FIRMA DEL TENEDOR EN PRESENCIA DEL PAGADOR CINCUENTA PESOS FECHA DE EMISION FIRMA DEL TENEDOR CADUCA A LOS CINCO ANOS DE EMITIDO |
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Cuba's Foreign Exchange Certificate system was built to siphon hard currency away from the general peso economy. Tourists and diplomats were required to exchange dollars for these certificates, which were then accepted at dollar-equivalent prices in state-run Diplotiendas — shops otherwise inaccessible to ordinary Cubans holding pesos. The 'C' series, distinguished by a rounded overprint rather than the angular letters of earlier issues, circulated from 1985 and was specifically tied to the tourist circuit as the regime tightened controls on who could access imported goods.
Státní Tiskárna Cenin, the Czechoslovak security printer, handled the entire FX certificate run — a logical choice given Cuba's alignment with the Soviet bloc throughout this period.