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1 Peso Tania the Guerilla Fighter

1989 year
Copper-nickel 11.3 g 29.9 mm
Description
Issuer
Cuba
Period
Second Republic (1959-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1989
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
1989
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#10100
Rarity index
78%

Reverse

Bust of Tania la Guerrillera, figure name on top, issue year to left of image, mintmark to right, living years below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
"TANIA LA GUERRILLERA"
1989
1937-1967

Translation:
Tania, the Guerilla Fighter
1989
1937-1967

Engraver: Luis Álvarez

Designer: Jorge Fornés Ramos

Edge

Plain

Comment

Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider, known as Tamara Bunke, or her nickname Tania, was an Argentine born revolutionary, who served in the troops of Ernesto "Che" Guevara.
She joined Cuban forces on 1961, after the Castro revolution, and once training, acted as information collector at Bolivia, till joined to Guevara's forces when they started guerilla actions at Bolivia.
Tania died in combat on 1967, and her remains were identified on 1998, and conducted to Cuba, buried at the Guevara Memorial, at Santa Clara, with several other guerilla fighters, killed at Bolivia.

Interesting fact

The 1 Peso (Tania the Guerilla Fighter) coin from Cuba, issued in 1989, features an image of Tania Bunke, a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside Che Guevara in the Congo. She was known as "Tania the Guerilla Fighter" and was a prominent figure in the Cuban Revolution. The coin was minted to commemorate her legacy and is considered a rare and valuable collector's item.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1989  2000 - - - - - -

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