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Estimated Value
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$0.26 – $0.81
Name or Denominations
1 Centavo 0.01 CUP = USD 0.00039
Issuer
Cuba
Ruler
First Republic (1902-1906, 1909-1959) Second Republic (1959-date)
Year of Minting
1915-1961
Currency
Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Common
Weight
2.5 g
Diameter
16.76 mm
Thickness
1.25 mm
Material
Copper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Cuban coat of arms. Curved legend with country name on top, curved legend with face value in letters on bottom. Line of denticles close to rim.
Back design
Value in Roman numeral within circle over a five-pointed star and the motto 'Fatherland and Freedom', date on excergue, weight and fineness on sides, line of denticles close to rim.
Year of Minting
1915-1961
Ruling authority
First Republic (1902-1906, 1909-1959) Second Republic (1959-date)
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: REPUBLICA DE CUBA • UN CENTAVO • Reverse: PATRIA Y LIBERTAD • 2.5 G. • 1915 • 250M •
Context
1915-1946 minted at Philadelphia (USA), 1961 minted at Kremnica (Czechoslovakia) Variant differences: On left: KM# 9.1 ('2.5G.'), issues from 1915, 1916, 1920 and 1938; On right: KM# 9.2 ('2.5 GR.'), issues from 1946 and 1961.
Rarity
Common
Coin type
Standard circulation
In circulation
Yes
Demonetized
No
Marketplace listings
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