Republica de Cuba - Gold Coin - 10 Pesos - Graded MS61 - Presented in a 14K gold mount
$4,250
Mint: Philadelphia , USA
Denomination: 10 Pesos
Dated: 1916
Diameter: 26.84 mm
Weight: 16.71 grams
Grade: MS61
History: After Cuba was freed from Spanish control in as a result of the Spanish American War in 1898. At the time Cuba did not have a national mint to strike its new coinage. So, for two years - in 1915 and 1916 - the Philadelphia mint struck Gold Peso for Cuba using the same planchets that the Mint used to strike U.S. gold coins! |Each 1916 Cuban 10 Peso was struck in 90% pure gold. Only 1,168,510 pieces made.
The obverse features a portrait of the native Cuban hero Jose Marti and the words "PATRIA Y LIBERTAD" which translates to Patriarch & Freedom.
The reverse displays the Cuban Coat of Arms which consists of a shield supported by an oak branch on one side and a laurel wreath on the other side.
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