5 Pesos Cuban Railway - Piedfort

Reverse

Steam locomotive on center to right, curved legend with series name on top, date lower left, curved legend with subject below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MEDIOS DE TRANSPORTE
1983
EL FERROCARRIL EN CUBA

Translation:
Means of Transportation
1983
The Railroad at Cuba

Edge

Reeded

Comment

NOTE: This coin is a PIEDFORT, a kind of pattern issue, using a planchet with double thickness, therefore, the weight is also doubled. The dies used are the same as on the final issue, without modifications; this is the reason the coin shows 12g. as weight, while the real one is 24g.

Cuba minted this series about means of Transportation, on different years: Railroad: 1983; Cuban Volanta Coach and Vessel: 1984; Zeppelin: 1988.

Cuba was one of the first countries to have railroads in the world, currently with total 8,193 km, 5,800km are for passenger use, and is the only Caribbean island with train service.

Construction of lines started on 1830, and 7 years later started running. Cuban railroad was 3rd on the world, after UK and USA.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1983	100	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 5 Pesos (Cuban Railway - Piedfort) 1983 coin.