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Country: Cuba, Republic Of Cuba
Capital: Havana
Currency: peso
Numeric code: 192
Letter code: CUP
The island Republic of Cuba is located in the North Caribbean. In 1959 she turned to the path of socialism. "Reserved" socialist Republic lives by its visiting tourists, and exports sugar, Nickel, and famous cigars.
Despite the fact that from the Spanish based on the country escaped in 1898, the currency the Cubans still call pesos. Their peso is divided into 100 centavos.
In addition to the usual peso, there is also a convertible. This informs the special inscription "convertible". This money is used mainly in the tourism business. They were replaced in 1994, "guest of the coin", designed for tourists, issued from 1981 to 1989. These coins are decorated with the sights of the Island of Freedom. Being in the country, you can buy coins from Cuba commemorative series. They depict representatives of island flora and fauna. Peso for tourists – octahedral. The price of Cuban coins convertible series above, and they are more willing to accept the calculations.
"Everyday" peso normal, round shape, and decorated with portraits of local revolutionaries and just famous people.
To form the catalogue of coins of Cuba began in 1915. Firstborn 1, 2 and 5 centavos - was copper-Nickel; 10, 20, 40 centavos and 1 peso – silver; 2, 4, 10 and 20 pesos in gold. But more gold coins were not produced. And the silver peso lasted until 1934. In subsequent years, for the production of coins was used copper-Nickel alloy, brass, aluminum and Nickel-plated steel. Today in Cuba you can pay the usual 1 and 3 pesos and 1, 2, 5 and 20 centavos, plus 1 convertible peso and 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 centavos. 40 Cuban centavos after 2004, the calculations are not allowed. The cost of Cuban coins is determined by their "ancient" and rare.
