$1 — One Peso
The artwork
Front: José Martí in three-quarter view, engraved from the familiar late portrait — high forehead, heavy moustache, dark coat and bow tie — with his name in a panel beneath. "BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA" arches across the top over "AÑO 1995"; the centre carries a large 1 on a rosette with PESO across it, and the national arms in red at right. The foot text pledges gold and foreign-exchange backing as an obligation of the Cuban state.
Back: A crowded tableau captioned "Entrada a la Habana 8 de Enero de 1959": Fidel Castro standing on a vehicle with arm raised, Camilo Cienfuegos beside him in his cowboy hat, armed rebels with rifles and a flag pressing in below, and a mass of onlookers in militia caps and straw hats. Havana's apartment blocks rise behind, hung with Cuban flags, against a blue sky.the palongside the peso's legal-tender clause. in the lower panel., the a peso number "1" panels at either corner.",
In circulation
Issued as part of the peso family the Banco Nacional de Cuba printed through the 1990s, with dated years running either side of 1995. Note-issuing authority passed to the Banco Central de Cuba in 1997, and later one-peso notes carry that name in place of this one, though the Martí and Havana designs continued.
Details
- IssuerBanco Nacional de Cuba
- CurrencyPeso ($)
- DenominationOne Peso
- Collectedon the Cuba journeys, 1996–2015
- SeriesAño 1995; red serial with AA-03 prefix, printed twice on the face
- SignaturePresidente del Banco