Banknote, 5 Pesos, Banco Nacional de Cuba, Series 1961 — SPECIMEN

Banknote

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Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Banknote, 5 Pesos, Banco Nacional de Cuba, Series 1961 — SPECIMEN

Entry/Object ID

2025.14.7

Description

Five-peso note, obverse with a portrait of Antonio Maceo in an oval wreath, “CINCO PESOS” flanking, and a diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint across the face. Reverse depicts the revolutionary invasion column — “Invasión, Septiembre–Octubre de 1958” — with marching guerrillas and a mounted leader. Non-circulating specimen example.

Use

Gift to Miguel Valdés Mier

Context

Issued by the Banco Nacional de Cuba in the early revolutionary period. The portrait honors Antonio Maceo, the independence-war general (“Titán de Bronce”), while the reverse commemorates the 1958 westward invasion of the revolutionary war — linking 19th-century independence and the Revolution in a single note. Specimens were produced for reference/archival and bank distribution, not circulation.

Collection

Miguel Valdés Mier collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.14

Acquisition Method

Gift

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

National Bank Note

Currency

Cuban Peso

Denomination

5

Issuing Authority

Banco Nacional de Cuba

Production Dates

1961

Serial Number

D 59 · 658274

Obverse

Description

“BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA”; “CINCO PESOS”; “ANTONIO MACEO”; “SERIE DE 1961”; red overprint “SPECIMEN”; prefix/serial D 59 · 658274; two printed signatures (“PRESIDENTE DEL BANCO”; “MINISTRO DE HACIENDA”); guarantee legend (“GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO…”)

Reverse

Description

“REPUBLICA DE CUBA”; “INVASIÓN”; “SEPTIEMBRE–OCTUBRE DE 1958”; legal-tender legend

Transcription

“REPUBLICA DE CUBA”; “INVASIÓN”; “SEPTIEMBRE–OCTUBRE DE 1958”

Composition

Material

Paper

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Miguel Valdés Mier

Notes

Owner

Related Places

Place

City

Havana

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Use

Research Notes

Notes

Likely Pick P-95s (1961 5-peso, specimen) — Pick/Krause number to verify. Distinct from an issued 1961 5-peso note (SPECIMEN overprint = separate object class); catalog as its own record.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

July 24, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

July 25, 2026