5 Centavos (Patria y Libertad) 1963-2015 front 5 Centavos (Patria y Libertad) 1963-2015 back
5 Centavos (Patria y Libertad) 1963-2015 photo
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5 Centavos Patria y Libertad

 
Aluminium (aluminium 97.15%, magnesium 2.5%, manganese 0.35%) 1.5 g 21.21 mm
Description
Issuer
Cuba
Period
Second Republic (1959-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1963-2015
Value
5 Centavos 0.05 CUP = USD 0.0019
Currency
Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition
Aluminium (aluminium 97.15%, magnesium 2.5%, manganese 0.35%)
Weight
1.5 g
Diameter
21.21 mm
Thickness
1.81 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#2855
Rarity index
5%

Reverse

Face value in Roman numeral in circle over a five-pointed star, motto "Fatherland and Freedom" as curved legend on top, date at the bottom, denticles along the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PATRIA Y LIBERTAD
V
• 1971 •

Translation:
Fatherland and Liberty
V
1971

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Edge

Plain

Comment

NOTE: Kremnica and Leningrad Mint can be distinguished by some details:
On coins from Kremnica Mint, the left point of the star points between A and T of PATRIA
On coins from Leningrad Mint, the left point of the star points on the right leg of the A