1 Peso (Heroic Guerilla Fighter) 1992 front 1 Peso (Heroic Guerilla Fighter) 1992 back
1 Peso (Heroic Guerilla Fighter) 1992 photo
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1 Peso Heroic Guerilla Fighter

1992 year
Nickel plated steel (NBS (Nickel Bonded Steel)) 12.7 g 32.5 mm
Description
Issuer
Cuba
Period
Second Republic (1959-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1992
Value
1 Peso (1&nbspCUP)
Currency
Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition
Nickel plated steel (NBS (Nickel Bonded Steel))
Weight
12.7 g
Diameter
32.5 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1992
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#30007
Rarity index
61%

Reverse

Portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), also known as "Guerrillero Heroico", figure and portrait name as circular legend near edge, dates and mintmark below portrait.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
"GUERRILLERO HEROICO"
1967-1992
ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA

Translation:
"Heroic Guerilla Fighter"
1967 - 1992
Ernesto "Che" Guevara

Engraver: Belisario Álvarez Collado

Designer: Irene Sierra Carreño

Edge

Plain

Comment

"Guerrillero Heroico" (Heroic Guerilla Fighter) is the name of the famous portrait taken by Alberto "Korda" Díaz Gutiérrez to Guevara, during the funerals of the victims of the "Le Coubre" explosion, on March 5th., 1960.

This series honors the memory of Guevara on the 25th. anniversary of his death, executed at Bolivia on October 1967.


"Guerrillero Heroico" by Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez "Korda"

Interesting fact

The 1992 Cuban 1 Peso coin featuring a Heroic Guerilla Fighter is made of Nickel Bonded Steel (NBS), a material that is resistant to corrosion and has a longer lifespan than traditional steel.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1992  10000 - - - - - -

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