coin, 20 cents

Name/Title

coin, 20 cents

Entry/Object ID

2025.2.6

Description

Twenty-cent coin

Use

currency

Collection

Anna Veltfort collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.2

Source or Donor

Anna Veltfort

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

donor brought them to the US either when she moved back from Cuba in 1971 or from a trip to Cuba in the 2000s

Mintage

Mint

Kremnica Mint

Date made

1969 - 2021

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Cuba

Region

Central America

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Coat of arms

Transcription

REPUBLICA DE CUBA

Reverse

Description

Star with "XX"

Transcription

PATRIA O MUERTE

Translation

Fatherland or death

Edge

Edge Type

Plain/Smooth

Issuing Authority

Banco Nacional de Cuba

Currency

Cuban Peso

Denomination

0.20

Dimensions

Diameter

2.5 cm

Weight

2 g

Composition

Material Notes

Aluminum

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

Person or Organization

Kremnica Mint

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

kept

Place

City

Kremnica

Country

Czechoslovakia

Region

Eastern Europe

Continent

Europe

Web Links and URLs

Numista

Created By

Hana Flamm

Create Date

March 25, 2022

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

September 9, 2025