Cuba 1979 100 pesos

Sincona sale 43, lot 3597

This specimen was lot 3597 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"CUBA, Republik, 100 Pesos 1979. Auf die Konferenz der blockfreien Staaten. FDC. (republic of Cuba, one hundred pesos of 1979, on the conference of nonaligned states. Uncirculated.)"

A very early NCLT from Castro's regime in Cuba.

Recorded mintage: 2,000 + 20,000 proofs.

Specification: 12 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 12.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45. Fr-9.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1977 20 pesos, Agramonte
• 1977 100 pesos, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
• 1979 20 pesos, 6th Summit of Nonaligned Nations
• 1980 10 pesos, Soviet-Cuban Space Flight
• 1980 100 pesos, Soviet/Cuban Space Flight
• Coins and currency dated 1979
• return to coins of Cuba