© Stacks Bowers
© Stacks Bowers
100 Pesos Heroic Guerilla Fighter
1992 year| Gold (.999) | 31.1 g | 15 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1992 |
| Value | 100 Pesos (100 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 31.1 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1992 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#257940 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
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
Reeded
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 100 Pesos (Heroic Guerilla Fighter) 1992 gold coin from Cuba features an image of Che Guevara, a prominent revolutionary leader, on its obverse side.
