Name/Title
Banknote, 1 Peso, Banco Nacional de Cuba, Series 1961 — SPECIMENEntry/Object ID
2025.14.6Description
One-peso note, obverse with portrait of José Martí in an oval wreath, "UN PESO" flanking; diagonal red SPECIMEN overprint across the face. Reverse depicts the rebel army's entry into Havana ("Entrada a La Habana, 8 de enero de 1959"). Non-circulating specimen example.Use
Gift to Dr. Miguel Valdés MierContext
Issued by the Banco Nacional de Cuba in the early revolutionary period. The reverse commemorates the triumphal entry into Havana of January 1959, tying the note directly to the founding iconography of the Revolution. Specimens were produced forCuban-produced; core collection material.Collection
Miguel Valdés Mier collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.14Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Date made
1961Time Period
1960sBanknote Details
Currency
Cuban PesoDenomination
1Issuing Authority
Banco Nacional de CubaProduction Dates
1961Serial Number
G 59 · 705337Obverse
Transcription
"BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA"; "UN PESO"; "JOSE MARTI"; "SERIE DE 1961"; red overprint "SPECIMEN"; prefix/serial G 59 · 705337; two printed signatures (Presidente del Banco "Che"; Ministro de Hacienda); guarantee legend ("GARANTIZADO INTEGRAMENTE CON EL ORO…")Reverse
Transcription
"REPUBLICA DE CUBA," "ENTRADA A LA HABANA 8 DE ENERO DE 1959," legal-tender legendRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Miguel Valdés MierNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
Ernesto GuevaraNotes
signaturePerson or Organization
Fidel Castro RuzNotes
imageryPerson or Organization
Banco Nacional de CubaRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisition, imageryRelated Events
Event
Castro's entry in HavanaCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
July 1, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 2, 2026
