10 Pesos (40th. Moncada Anniversary)
Obverse
Cuban coat of arms, country name on top, face value below, weight and fineness on sides.
Lettering: REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1OZ 10 PESOS AG 0.999
Reverse
Bust of Fidel Castro left, lettering in upper circle, date on right.
Lettering: 40 ANIVERSARIO DEL MONCADA 1993
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Second Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 1993-00-00)
Face Value
10 Pesos (Numeric: 10)
Series
40th. Anniversary of Moncada
Engravers
Obverse
Charles Edward Barber
Reverse
Belisario Alvarez Collado
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
31.1 g
Size
38 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
REPUBLICA DE CUBA 1OZ 10 PESOS AG 0.999
Reverse Lettering
40 ANIVERSARIO DEL MONCADA 1993
Comments
The assault to Moncada barracks, - second most important Cuban military fortress -, on 1953, was first attempt of Fidel Castro and his forces to take control of government.
This coin have been minted using 2 different obverses, the older one, with smaller coat of arms, where the 3 strips are plain, and some newer, using bigger coat of arms, with the 3 transverse strips are reeded (picture shown), not described on Krause. Also, on Krause is described as existing thick and thin lettering on obverse and reverse sides.
