1 Peso 1990, Departure [Cuba]

Coins-America

Country: Cuba
Shape: Round
Weight: 11.5 g
Mintage: 12000 pcs.
Name: 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America. Departure from the Port of Palos
Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
Composition: Cu-Ni
Denomination: 1 peso
Currency unit: Peso
Orientation: Coin alignment
Summary: KM# 273
Diameter: 30 mm

Reverse
The foreground depicts the scene of Columbus's departure from the port of Palos de la Frontera, with the masts of three ships visible in the background. Above them is the inscription "3 DE AGOSTO" (3 August). From left to right, the inscription reads "SALIDAS DEL PUERTO DE PALOS 1492" (Departure from the Port of Palos 1492). At the beginning of the legend is a key with a five-pointed star below it, and at the end is the year of minting "1990".
Obverse
Along the rim are inscriptions in Spanish: at the top, the name of the island nation "REPUBLICA DE CUBA" (Republic of Cuba); at the bottom, the inscription "1 PESOS" (1 Peso); left and right are five-pointed stars. The central part features the country's coat of arms: a heraldic shield under a Phrygian cap, framed by an oak branch on one side and a laurel branch on the other. The shield depicts: at the top, a rising sun; a key between two shores; on the left, two ribbons; on the right, a palm tree and mountains.