1 Peso Sugar Cane

1981 year


Copper-nickel	11.3 g	29.9 mm

Description

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1981
Value	1 Peso (1&nbspCUP)
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	1981
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#39732
Rarity index	37%

Reverse

Landscape of a sugar plantation, machine, and sugar refinery on the background. Issue date an mintmark on right, Product name on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DIA MUNDIAL DE LA ALIMENTACION
1981
AZUCAR

Translation:
World Food day
1981
Sugar

Designer: Luis Rodríguez García-Casariego

Edge

Plain

Comment

Sugar cane was introduced to Cuba on late 16th. century and it developed fast. Cuba became 1st. world producer of sugar on 18th. and 19th. centuries, and now is the second main production resource.

Source: http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2017/02/28/produce-cuba-mas-de-un-millon-de-toneladas-de-azucar/#.WfB6g4jxDB8

This coin is from Series I for FAO, with World Food Day theme, continued on 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995 and 1996 with other FAO themes.

Templates for dies were produced at Spain.

Interesting fact

The 1981 Cuban 1 Peso (Sugar Cane) coin is interesting because it features a unique design that showcases the country's rich agricultural history. The coin's obverse side features a portrait of a sugar cane worker, while the reverse side features a sugar cane plant, highlighting the importance of the crop to Cuba's economy. This coin is a great example of how numismatics can be used to celebrate a country's cultural heritage.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1981	10000	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Peso (Sugar Cane) 1981 coin.