What's up plebs?!
As I promised I will be taking a break from showing off silver coins from Germany.
So today I will travel you to a coin from the other side of the ocean, Cuba!
Unfortunately my coin is quite beat down so despite my best efforts the details are not quite visible. In real life it doesn't look any better either, so here's a photo from Numista to give you an idea of how it's supposed to look like:
This is a 20 Centavos coin issued for the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Cuba starting in 1902 and ending in 1959 with the commies:
The period began in 1902 following the end of its first U.S. military occupation years after Cuba declared independence in 1898 from the Spanish Empire. This era included various changing governments and US military occupations, and ended with the outbreak of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. During this period, the United States exerted great influence on Cuban politics, notably through the Platt Amendment. The post-1959 communist government refers to this era as the "Neocolonial Republic". source
Fyi, the obverse features the Cuban flag at the center, the fortress of Santiago de Cuba along with the lighthouse of the fortress. The text here is pretty standard
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
1952
1902
VEINTE CENTAVOS
For
Republic of Cuba
1952
1902
Twenty Cents
As for the reverse, we have the "La Demajagua", the place where the Cuban Independence war started.
Here the coin reads
CINCUENTA AÑOS DE LIBERTAD Y PROGRESO
1952
For
Fifty years of freedom and progress
1952
The tree on this side is known as Arbol de la Demajagua (Demajagua tree), which was viewed as a symbol of the independence. The tree sadly died on 1998 and was replaced with another of the same species.
Oh, almost forgot the edge. Nothing much to see here:
Anyways, this is the super quick run down. You can always Google anything you would like to learn more about :p
As for me, I did learn a lot about Cuban history while searching more info about the coin! The fun part of collecting coins. That and silver :)
Speaking of silver, we have 5 g of 0.900 purity. Not much weight but a good purity 😄
And this my fellow plebs concludes today's coin! If memory serves me right, this coin marks my fourth piece from the country. Hopefully I will be adding more in the future!
I wish it was in better condition... Oh well, it is what it is!
Stack on!
Fun Numismatics Posts
Enjoyed the post? Here is some more fun silver/numismatics themed content I have written in the past that you may enjoy:
- The country that uses plastic coins!
- My silver pocket piece
- My favorite piece from the stack
- The 10 Million Dollar Coin
- That's one big nugget!
- The Ten Thousand Dollar Bill ?!?!
- Biggest Gold Coin Ever
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- Manchukuo's Fiber Coins from 1945
And don't forget to join me in the silver gold stackers discord where I hang around! We are a fun bunch, I promise! Just click here!
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