50 Centavos INTUR

1989 year


Copper-nickel	11.5 g	30 mm

Description

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1989
Value	50 Centavos (0.50)
Currency	INTUR (visitor's coinage, 1981-1989)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	11.5 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.09 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	15 October 2001
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#10099
Rarity index	31%

Reverse

Logo of the National Institute of Tourism ("INTUR") featuring a Real Palmtree; with face value as numeral on right, and in words on bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
INTUR
CINCUENTA CENTAVOS

Translation:
50
INTUR
Fifty Cents

Edge

Plain

Comment

Real palmtree is the national tree of Cuba, it shows at the coat of arms, and also is included in the Intur logo. This tree is very common at Cuba, reaching 25/30 meters high, and even 40 m, with leaves about 6 meters long. Easily indentified by the shape of the trunk, bulged below top, and a long vertical button on top

Interesting fact

The 50 Centavos coin from Cuba features a unique design, with a portrait of a young girl on the obverse (front side) and a stylized image of a sugarcane plant on the reverse (back side).

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1989		-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 50 Centavos (INTUR) 1989 coin.