coin, 1 peso

Name/Title

coin, 1 peso

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.5

Description

One-peso coins, one minted in 1986 and one minted in 1989. catalogued before as ACS-000002

Use

currency

Context

According to Numista: "This coin resume the design of the silver 1 Peso coin minted from 1915 to 1933, but using a cheaper metal, and smaller diameter. Also motto changed from "PATRIA Y LIBERTAD" to "PATRIA O MUERTE"."

Collection

Anna Veltfort collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2

Source or Donor

Anna Veltfort

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

donor brought them from Cuba when she visited in the 2000s.

Mintage

Mint

Kremnica Mint

Date made

1983 - 1989

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Cuba

Region

Central America

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Coat of arms

Transcription

REPUBLICA DE CUBA, UN PESO

Reverse

Description

Star

Transcription

PATRIA O MUERTE

Translation

Fatherland or death

Edge

Edge Type

Reeding

Dimensions

Diameter

2.5 cm

Weight

6 g

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Anna Veltfort

Notes

owner

Person or Organization

Banco Nacional de Cuba

Notes

producer

Related Places

Place

Country

Cuba

Region

Central America

Notes

circulation

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

U.S.A.

Continent

North America

Notes

owned

Place

City

Kremnica

Country

Czechoslovakia

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

produced

Web Links and URLs

Numista

Created By

Hana Flamm

Create Date

March 25, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

August 26, 2025