Cuban Banco Nacional de Cuba 10 Pesos 1991 Specimen Banknote
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1991
This collectible specimen banknote from the Banco Nacional de Cuba, issued in 1991, represents a specialized category of currency intended for demonstration rather than general circulation.
The note is officially certified and encapsulated by Paper Money Guaranty (PMG), identifying it as Pick 109s (noted as Pick 77s in text). The obverse features a prominent portrait of Máximo Gómez on the right side, along with the official title "Banco Nacional de Cuba," the denomination "Diez Pesos," and the serial number "000000." Bold "SPECIMEN" markings are applied across the face to distinguish it from standard currency.
The reverse displays an architectural and historical vignette centered under the name "REPUBLICA DE CUBA.This piece serves as a significant example of Cuban numismatics, highlighting both the aesthetic design of the nation's 1991 currency series and the standardized practices of contemporary specimen banknote production for collectors.
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 8x5in
Technical characteristics
- Watermark
- J. Martí
- Denomination
- 10 Pesos
- Certification
- PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ
- Serial number
- 000000
Design
- Obverse
- Portrait of Máximo Gómez, Banco Nacional de Cuba title, Diez Pesos denomination, specimen markings
- Reverse
- Architectural and historical vignette, Republica de Cuba title, specimen markings
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Banco Nacional de Cuba
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