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1 Peso San Carlos Ship
2008 year| Copper-nickel | 26 g | 38 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2008 |
| Value | 1 Peso (1 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 26 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 2008 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#84671 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 84% |
Reverse
San Carlos ship sailing left, date on left, Vessel's name on curved legend above.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
2008
SAN CARLOS
Translation:
2008
Saint Charles
Edge
Plain
Comment
The ship San Carlos was a Spanish fleet line vessel, built at La Habana (Havana) shipyard, that at that time still was a Spanish colony. Was a "Santa Ana" class, with 3 decks, 3 masts with square sails, and 112 cannons.Santa Ana class was a project from which were constructed a series of 8 ships, 3 at Ferrol, Spain and 5 at Havana:
Santa Ana (Saint Anne), Ferrol, 1784, which gave name to the series;
Mejicano (Mexican) and Conde de Regia (Count of Regia), Havana, both 1786;
Salvador del Mundo (savior of the World), Ferrol, and Real Carlos (Royal Charles), Havana, both 1787;
San Hermenegildo (Saint Hermenegildo), Havana, 1789;
Reina Luisa (Queen Louise), Ferrol, 1791;
and Príncipe de Asturias (Prince of Asturias), Havana, 1794.
Please note real name was "Real Carlos" instead of "San Carlos", but most people knew it as "San Carlos", and named it this way.
Interesting fact
The 1 Peso (San Carlos Ship) 2008 coin from Cuba features a unique design that showcases the San Carlos Ship, a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Cuba in 1765. The shipwreck was discovered in the 1990s, and the coin was minted to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the ship's sinking.
