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200 Pesos Chalicotherium

1993 year
Gold (.900) 31.1 g 38 mm
Description
Issuer
Cuba
Period
Second Republic (1959-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1993
Value
200 Pesos (200&nbspCUP)
Currency
Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
31.1 g
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1993
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#151800
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Chalicotherium standing with tree, curved legend left, top and right, with event name and animal name. Mintmark and date on exergue

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ANIMALES PREHISTORICOS • Chalicotherium
1993

Translation:
Prehistoric animals Chalicotherium
1993

Engraver: Belisario Álvarez Collado

Designer: Alberto González Pereztol

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Chalicotherium was a genus of primitive ungulates, lived at Europe, Asia and Africa from 28 to 3 million years ago. Was adapted to browse, had long arms with big claws, used to reach high branches.

Interesting fact

The 1993 Cuban 200 Pesos (Chalicotherium) gold coin features a unique design of a prehistoric animal, the Chalicotherium, which is a extinct species of large, herbivorous mammal that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch, around 10 million years ago.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1993  100 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 200 Pesos (Chalicotherium) 1993 coin.