1 Centavo


Copper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)	2.5 g	16.76 mm

Description

Issuer	Cuba
Period	First Republic (1902-1906, 1909-1959) Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1915-1961
Value	1 Centavo 0.01 CUP = USD 0.00039
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (Copper 75%, Nickel 25%)
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	16.76 mm
Thickness	1.25 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#4272
Rarity index	6%

Reverse

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.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PATRIA Y LIBERTAD
• 2.5 G. • 1915 • 250M •

Translation:
Fatherland and Freedom
2.5 g • 1915 • 250M

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Edge

Plain

Comment

1915-1946 minted at Philadelphia (USA),
1961 minted at Kremnica (Czechoslovakia)

Variant differences: