Coin, 1 Peso, República de Cuba, 1989 (Patria o Muerte star type)

Coin

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Coin, 1 Peso, República de Cuba, 1989 ("Patria o Muerte" star type)

Entry/Object ID

2025.20.29

Description

Cuban 1-peso circulating coin. Obverse (image 1): the Cuban national coat-of-arms (shield with royal palm, key over the strait, and rising sun, backed by fasces and crowned with a Phrygian cap), flanked by an oak branch and a laurel branch, with the legend "REPÚBLICA DE CUBA" above and "UN PESO" below. Reverse (image 2): a large five-pointed star over a radiant/sunburst field, the legend "PATRIA O MUERTE" above and the date "1989" below.

Context

Standard-issue Cuban revolutionary-era circulating coin. The "Patria o Muerte" motto and star reflect the iconography of the Cuban Revolution.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.20

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Date made

1989

Time Period

1980s

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

"REPÚBLICA DE CUBA"; "UN PESO"; national coat-of-arms

Reverse

Description

"PATRIA O MUERTE"; "1989"; five-pointed star over sunburst

Composition

Material

Metal

Material Notes

Brass/aluminum-bronze alloy (standard for this Cuban 1-peso type).

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Banco Nacional de Cuba

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

July 4, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

July 4, 2026