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© ARG Collectibles
1 Peso First Joint Space Flight
1980 year| Copper-nickel | 11.3 g | 29.9 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1980 |
| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 11.3 g |
| Diameter | 29.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1980 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#5126 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 65% |
Reverse
Space station Saliut 6 orbiting earth. Date and mintmark below, circular legends: countries names on top, with a 5-pointed star in a circle between, commemorated event on bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
URSS ★ CUBA
1980
PRIMER VUELO ESPACIAL CONJUNTO
Translation:
URSS Cuba
1980
First Joint Space Flight
Edge
Plain
Comment
The Cuban Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez was the first Latin American in a space crew in the history. He and the Russian Yuri Romanenko successfully completed the mission Soyuz 38 docking to Orbital Station Saliut 6, performing several experiments, in the range of medicine, biologic, physics and psychic areas.