Log In
Sign Up
apuking CC BY-SA
5 Pesos
(Expedition Kon-Tiki) – Cuba
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration:
40th Anniversary of the Expedition Kon-Tiki
Series:
Kon-Tiki Expedition
Cuba
Context
Year:
1987
Issuer:
Cuba
Period:
Second Republic
(since 1959)
Currency:
Cuban Peso
(since 1914)
Demonetization
: 1987
Total mintage:
5,000
Material
Diameter:
30 mm
Weight:
12 g
Silver weight:
11.99 g
Shape:
Round
Composition:
99.9%
Silver
Magnetic:
No
Technique:
Milled
Alignment:
Coin alignment
OBVERSE ↑
⟳
flip
REVERSE ↓
References
KM:
#
Click to copy to clipboard
155
Numista:
#149047
Value
Exchange value:
5 CUP
Bullion value:
$34.07
Obverse
Description:
Cuban coat of arms with country name above, face value below. Fineness and weight flank the sides.
Inscription:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999
Translation:
REPUBLIC OF CUBA
12G. 5 PESOS AG 0.999
Script:
Latin
Language:
Spanish
Engraver:
Charles Edward Barber
Reverse
Description:
"Kon-Tiki" raft image with curved legend above, dates below. Key and star mintmarks between legend and image.
Inscription:
EXPEDICION "KON - TIKI"
1947 • 1987
Translation:
"KON-TIKI" EXPEDITION
1947 • 1987
Script:
Latin
Languages:
English
,
Spanish
Engraver:
Belisario Álvarez Collado
Designer:
Jorge Fornés Ramos
Edge
Reeded
Categories
Symbols
>
Coat of Arms
Science
Transportation
>
Watercraft
Mints
Name
Mark
Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones
—
Mintings
Year
Mint Mark
Mintage
Quality
Collection
1987
—
5,000
BU
+
Series:
Kon-Tiki Expedition
1 Peso
1987
5 Pesos
1987
Navigation:
Non-circulating coins from Cuba
Previous
1 Peso
1987
Next
1 Peso
1987
✨
Legendary