50 Pesos Diego Velázquez

1991 year


Silver (.999)	155.5 g	65 mm

Description

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1991
Value	50 Pesos (50&nbspCUP)
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	1991
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#294134
Rarity index	100%

Reverse

Portrait of Diego Velazquez within wreath, name and date below, event on top, issue date and mintmark to left of image. Rope around, close to edge.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
★ V CENTENARIO ★
1991
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ ★ 1492

Translation:
5th. Centenary
1991
Diego Velázquez 1492

Engraver: Belisario Álvarez Collado

Designer: Carmen Menéndez Allende

Edge

Reeded.

Comment

Diego Velázquez (1465-1524), born at Cuellar, Spain, was part of 2nd. Columbus voyage, and was 1st. governor of Cuba (as Lieutenant governor), till his death. Was founder of several cities at La Española island (currently shared by Haiti and Dominican Republic), and at Cuba, including Baracoa, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad, Camagüey, Sancti Spiritu, Havana and Remedios. The house of Diego Velázquez still exists at Santiago de cuba, and currently is a museum, containing Velazquez's articles and others from the same times.

Interesting fact

The 50 Pesos (Diego Velázquez) 1991 coin from Cuba is a unique piece that features the portrait of Diego Velázquez, a Spanish painter who is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. This coin is part of a series of coins issued by Cuba to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Velázquez's birth. The coin is made of silver (.999) and weighs 155.5 grams, making it a substantial and valuable collector's item.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1991	1000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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