10 Pesos Sailfish

Reverse

Colorized Sailfish, series and animal names as curved legend on sides and top, year and mintmark on right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FAUNA DEL CARIBE AGUJA DE ABANICO
1994

Translation:
Caribbean Fauna Sailfish
1994

Engraver: Elena Delgado Álvarez

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Sailfish is one of the biggest fishes of sea Cuban fauna, and very appreciated on sport fishing.
Each year, a fishing contest named after Ernest Hemingway, who was an avid fan of this sport, is held at Cuba, to protect fauna it is performed under the "catch, tag and leave" format, it means the fish is captured, taken aboard, tagged and left free again alive. Points are earned upon the species caught, they size and weight, and can be penalized if fish dies, or suffers unnecessary damage. Valid species are Blue Marlin, sword fish, and sail fish, which have similar shape, habits and method to catch.


Variants; on left KM# 500.1, on right KM# 500.2. nose has different width, and inner part is longer on KM# 500.2, also splashes on top left have different width and distribution.

Krause shows 10,000 pieces minted, but ECA (Cuban Minthouse) declares 7,000 only

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1994	7000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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