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* [[Cuba 1990 10 pesos KM-256.1|1990 10 pesos, 500th anniversary of European contact]]
 
* [[Cuba 1990 10 pesos KM-256.1|1990 10 pesos, 500th anniversary of European contact]]
 
* [[Cuba 1990 10 pesos Fr-56|1990 10 pesos, 1/10 oz gold, Olympic basketball]]
 
* [[Cuba 1990 10 pesos Fr-56|1990 10 pesos, 1/10 oz gold, Olympic basketball]]
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* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos KM-294|1990 50 pesos, Christopher Columbus, 5 oz silver]]
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* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos KM-295|1990 50 pesos, king Ferdinand, 5 oz silver]]
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* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos KM-296|1990 50 pesos, queen Isabella, 5 oz silver]]
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* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos KM-297|1990 50 pesos, Juan de la Cosa, 5 oz silver]]
 
* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos Fr-44]] "Bolivar"
 
* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos Fr-44]] "Bolivar"
 
* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos Fr-46]] "Columbus"
 
* [[Cuba 1990 50 pesos Fr-46]] "Columbus"

Revision as of 14:43, 14 September 2022

Aureo sale 269, lot 636

This specimen was lot 636 in Aureo sale 269 (Barcelona, July 2015), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,651 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"* 1990. Cuba. 50 pesos. AU. XI Juegos Panamericanos - Volleyball. Acuñación de 15 ejemplares. Muy rara. Proof. (Cuba, fifty pesos of 1990, gold, eleventh Panamerican Games--Volleyball; mintage of 15 pieces, very rare, proof.)"

This type is listed in the SCWC but without a photo. Desperate for foreign exchange, Cuba has issued large numbers of NCLT's, many only vaguely related to Cuba.

Recorded mintage: 15, all proof.

Specification: 15.55 g, .999 fine gold, this specimen 15,55 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-55, KM 323.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduardo Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó Subastas, 2015.

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