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Issuing authority

Republic of Cuba

Caribbean republic issuing peso coinage and banknotes from 1915.

Kind
republic
Region
Caribbean, North America
Recorded period
1902 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

6

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

6 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1899 – 1991

6 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

Highest two confidence levels

Sorted by date, earliest first.

Special Delivery Stamp, Cuba, 1899–1902

U.S. Post Office Department via Wikimedia Commons

stamps

Special Delivery Stamp, Cuba, 1899–1902

1899–1902

The Special Delivery Stamp issue is a set of postage stamps released in Cuba on 1 October 1899. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 6–6‑7). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10C orange; 10C orange; 10C blue. Catalogue notes on individual values: Inscription: "IMMEDIATA…

Documented

Partial type record

Cuba peso banknotes

Wójcicki - Polish Auction House Premium Auction 18 (26 Sep-2 Oct 2026)

banknotes

Cuba peso banknotes

from 1905

Cuba peso banknotes are paper currency issues produced for circulation in Cuba, issued across different eras by successive authorities including the colonial administration, the republic, and the national bank. From 1869, decimal notes denominated in centavos were also released, with one hundred centavos to each Spa…

Documented

Partial type record

10 Centavos from Cuba, 1920

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

10 Centavos from Cuba, 1920

1920

Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms between two tied branches, surmounted by Phrygian cap. Below it, value designation. Reverse: five-pointed star with rays, Below: year between weight and fineness designations. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5937; its record gives material rec…

Documented

Partial type record

50 Pesos, National Bank of Cuba, Cuba, 1950–1960 (Pick 81)

gyoschak via Numista

banknotes

50 Pesos, National Bank of Cuba, Cuba, 1950–1960 (Pick 81)

1950-1960

This 50 Pesos note was issued in Cuba by the National Bank of Cuba, with dates recorded from 1950–1960. It belongs to the Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: First Republic (1902-1906, 1909-1959). It measures 157 × 66 mm and is printed on p…

Documented

Partial type record

Stamp, Impr.Nacional De Cuba, 1963

Thorma János Museum - Kiskunhalas via Europeana

stamps

Stamp, Impr.Nacional De Cuba, 1963

1963

Stamp, Impr.Nacional De Cuba, 1963 is held by Thorma János Museum - Kiskunhalas, dated 1963. Museum description: Cinderellas / seal stamp block with the portrait of Fidel Castro. The museum record gives material recorded as place associated: Cuba; maker recorded: Impr.Nacional De Cuba.

Documented

Partial type record

5 Pesos, National Bank of Cuba, Cuba, 1991 (Pick 108)

gillesdebilde2003 via Numista

banknotes

5 Pesos, National Bank of Cuba, Cuba, 1991 (Pick 108)

1991

This 5 Pesos note was issued in Cuba by the National Bank of Cuba, dated 1991. It belongs to the Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Second Republic (1959-date). It measures 150 × 70 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World…

Documented

Partial type record

Entries by catalogue category

  • Banknotes3
  • Postage Stamps2
  • Modern World Coins1

Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.

Dated entries by century

  • 19th century1
  • 20th century5

Only the 6 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.

Materials recorded in the physical descriptions

  • Paper2
  • Silver1

An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.

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