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5 Pesos First Joint Space Flight
1980 year| Silver (.999) | 12 g | 30 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1980 |
| Value | 5 Pesos (5 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 12 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1980 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#91354 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 76% |
Reverse
Space station Saliut 6 orbiting earth. Date and mintmark below, circular legends: countries names on top, with a 5-pointed star in a circle between, commemorated event on bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
URSS ★ CUBA
1980
PRIMER VUELO ESPACIAL CONJUNTO
Translation:
URSS Cuba
1980
First Joint Space Flight
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The Cuban Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez was the first Latin American in a space crew in the history. He and the Russian Yuri Romanenko successfully completed the mission Soyuz 38 docking to Orbital Station Saliut 6, performing several experiments, in the range of medicine, biologic, physics and psychic areas.(source: www.ecured.cu)
Templates used for dies were produced at Spain.
Interesting fact
The 5 Pesos (First Joint Space Flight) coin from Cuba, made of Silver (.999) and weighing 12g, is interesting because it commemorates the first joint space flight between Cuba and the Soviet Union in 1978. The coin features an image of the two spacecraft, the Cuban Interkosmos-2 and the Soviet Union's Soyuz-26, docked together in space. This coin is a unique and rare collectible for space enthusiasts and numismatists alike.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 5 Pesos (First Joint Space Flight) 1980 coin.
