Country:

Cuba

Series:

1962~Today - 2nd Republic (Circulation)

Catalog codes:

World Coins km 32

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Revolutionaries

Issued on:

1962

Last issue date:

1962

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Saint Petersburg Mint of Goznak, St.Petersburg, Russia

Composition:

Copper-Nickel

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

9.6 grams

Diameter:

28.2 mm

Thickness:

2 mm

Face value:

40 ¢ - Cuban centavo

Known mintage:

15,250,000

Composition Details:

75% copper, 25% nickel

Score:

34% Accuracy: Very High

Description:

Front: Coat of arms (24 April 1906)
varieties of shield exist
legend: (above, state name) REPUBLICA DE CUBA
(left/ight, spacers/dots) •
(below, texted value) CUARENTA CENTAVOS
Back: Bust revolutonaity Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán (right)
* 6 February 1932, Lawton, Havana, Cuba
† 28 October 1959 (aged 27) Cuba Florida Straits
with (year) 1962 left of nape
legend: (top, motto) PATRIA O MUERTE
(translation: Freedom or death)

Demonetized: 08-28-1997
Edge: G - grained, type: mastaba