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© Aureo & Calicó S.L., subastas numismáticas
50 Pesos Bartolome de las Casas
1992 year| Silver (.999) | 155.5 g | 65 mm |
| Issuer | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Period | Second Republic (1959-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1992 |
| Value | 30 Pesos (30 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 155.5 g |
| Diameter | 65 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1992 |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#294948 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Half figure of Bartolomé de las Casas writing, event and year as curved legend on half top, native pattern on lower half, figure name as curved legend below image, issue date and mintmark on left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
★ V CENTENARIO 1492 ★
1992
FRAY BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS
Translation:
5th. Centenary 1492
1992
Fray Bartolome de las Casas
Engraver: Belisario Álvarez Collado
Designer: Irene Sierra Carreño
Edge
Reeded.
Comment
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish landowner, friar, priest, and bishop, famed as a historian and social reformer. He arrived to La Española as a layman then became a Dominican friar and priest. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians".His extensive writings, the most famous being "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" and "Historia de Las Indias" (History of the Indies), chronicle the first decades of colonization of the West Indies.
He described the atrocities committed by the colonizers against the indigenous peoples.
Interesting fact
The 1992 Cuban 50 Pesos coin featuring Bartolome de las Casas is a non-circulating coin made of .999 silver and weighs 155.5 grams. One interesting fact about this coin is that it was minted to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, and the design on the reverse side of the coin features an image of Bartolome de las Casas, a Spanish colonizer who became a prominent advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 550 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 50 Pesos (Bartolome de las Casas) 1992 coin.
