Cuba 1988 peso KM-282

from the San Dimas Collection

Cuba, desperate for foreign exchange, issued a blizzard of commemoratives starting in the early 1980's. This one honors Carlos Finlay, the doctor who established that the mosquito was the vector for yellow fever. His discoveries, developed by others, greatly reduced the loss of life among the construction workers digging the Panama Canal. This design was also used on a copper peso (KM 512). Other NCLT's in the one peso denomination included KM 324, 363, 513.

Recorded mintage: 2,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 30 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 282.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1987 peso "star"
• 1988 5 pesos, Cuban National Ballet
• 1988 5 pesos, Zeppelin
• 1988 5 pesos, Grand National Theater
• 1988 10 pesos, 60th anniversary of the birth of Che Guevara
• 1988 10 pesos, José Martí, 1/10 oz gold
• 1988 15 pesos, José Martí
• 1988 20 pesos, Che Guevara
• 1988 20 pesos, 150th anniversary of the first Cuban railway
• 1988 20 pesos, 140th anniversary of the first Spanish railway
• 1988 20 pesos, 160th anniversary of the railway from Liverpool to Manchester
• 1988 25 pesos, José Martí
• 1988 50 pesos, March to Victory
• 1988 50 pesos, Che Guevara
• 1988 50 pesos, Triumph of the Revolution
• 1988 50 pesos, José Martí, ½ oz gold
• 1988 100 pesos, March to Victory
• 1988 100 pesos, Che Guevara
• 1988 100 pesos, Triumph of the revolution
• 1989 peso "star"
• Coins and currency dated 1988