20 Dollars (Cuban Missile Crisis) 2001 front 20 Dollars (Cuban Missile Crisis) 2001 back
20 Dollars (Cuban Missile Crisis) 2001 photo
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20 Dollars Cuban Missile Crisis

2001 year
Silver (.999) 18.21 g 40.3 mm
Description
Issuer
Liberia
Period
Republic (1847-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2001
Value
20 Dollars 20 LRD = USD 0.10
Currency
Dollar (1943-date)
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
18.21 g
Diameter
40.3 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-06
References
Numista
N#99765
Rarity index
85%

Reverse

Portraits of President Kennedy, Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Value below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HISTORY OF AMERICA ∙ CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS OCTOBER 1962
$ 20

Comment

This History of America series silver proof contains .6424 of an ounce. This is a very interesting coin that commemorates the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The three pricipals involved during that dangerous time, President Kennedy, Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev appear on the reverse of this coin.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about this coin is that it was issued to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was a major Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962. The coin's design features an image of a missile and a map of Cuba, symbolizing the crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2001  20000 - - - - - -

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