5 Pesos (Cuban Railway)
Obverse
Cuban coat of arms, country name on top, weight and fineness on sides, face value below.
Lettering: REPUBLICA DE CUBA 12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999
Reverse
Steam locomotive on center to right, curved legend with series name on top, date lower left, curved legend with subject below.
Lettering: MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE 1983 EL FERROCARRIL EN CUBA
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Second Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 1983-00-00)
Face Value
5 Pesos (Numeric: 5)
Series
Cuban Means of Transportation
Engravers
Obverse
Charles Edward Barber
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
12 g
Size
30 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
REPUBLICA DE CUBA 12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999
Reverse Lettering
MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE 1983 EL FERROCARRIL EN CUBA
Market Prices by Year
| Date | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Mint | - |
| Mintage | 5,000 |
| G | - |
| VG | - |
| F | - |
| VF | - |
| XF | - |
| AU | - |
| UNC | 25.89EUR |
Comments
Cuba minted this series about means of Transportation, on different years: Railroad: 1983; Cuban Volanta Coach and Vessel: 1984; Zeppelin: 1988.
Cuba was one of the first countries to have railroads in the world, currently with total 8,193 km, 5,800km are for passenger use, and is the only Caribbean island with train service.
Construction of lines started on 1830, and 7 years later started running. Cuban railroad was 3rd on the world, after UK and USA.
