5 Pesos Bee Hummingbird
1999 year| Gold (.999) | 1.55 g | 14 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1999 |
| Value | 5 Pesos (5 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 1.55 g |
| Diameter | 14 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1999 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#248996 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Zunzuncito (Bee Hummingbird) on flight, feeding from a flower.
weight and fineness on sides, date on bottom, below mintmark.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
* * * Zunzuncito * * *
1/20 ONZA • 1999 • AU 0.999
Translation:
Zunzuncito (Bee Hummingbird)
1/20 ounce 1999 gold .999
Designer: Belisario Álvarez Collado
Edge
Plain
Comment
Zunzun (bee hummingbird), also called "Zunzuncito"is the smallest bird of the world, hardly reaching 6 cm long. Once very common, currently lives in deep forest and is not easy to find. Owing to his characteristic sound on flight is also called "trovador" (bard).(source: www.ecured.cu & Elias Gomez Twitter)
Cuban minthouse started this year series of bullion coins for collectors, including silver and gold, with different weights.
Interesting fact
The 5 Pesos (Bee Hummingbird) coin from Cuba, made of gold (.999) and weighing 1.55g, is considered a rare and valuable collector's item due to its limited mintage and unique design featuring the bee hummingbird, a small bird species native to Cuba.
