Coins of 
Cuba
Spanish: República de Cuba

100 centavos (single: centavo) = 1 Cuban (national) peso (plural: pesos) [CUP]
100 convertible centavos (single: centavo) = 1 Cuban convertible peso (plural: pesos) [CUC]
Symbols: ¢ or c (centavo), $ (peso), CUC or CUC$ (convertible peso), $MN or ₱ (national peso)

Note: in Cuba two currencies circulate, where CUP is considered people's peso and CUC tourist peso.

National motto (CUP coins only): 
  • Patria y Libertad (Spanish: Fatherland and Freedom) (1 and 2 centavos and 1 Peso until 1983, 5 centavos until 2016)
  • Patria o Muerte ​(Spanish: Fatherland or Death)

Languages on coins: Spanish
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Roman, Western Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian

Mint Marks

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana (CUB): Key with 5-pointed star

Privy Marks

Designer Marks

National identification and other marks

Cuba

The coat of arms of Cuba consists of an escutcheon decorated with three sections. The upper section shows a sea with two rocks (Florida (USA) and the Yucatán Peninsula (MEX)) with a rising sun in the background. The latter symbolizes the rise of a new nation. The key in between is the symbol of Cuba as the key to the Caribs. The right section shows diagonal bands referring to the national flag. The left section shows the real palm (national tree) and mountains, a typical Cuban landscape. The escutcheon is flanked by an oak (strength) and a laurel branch (honor and glory). The escutcheon is crowned with a phrygian cap (liberty) decorated with a star (determination and independence) on top of a fasces pole (unity strenght).
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Photograph of the national coat of arms of Cuba as it appears on coins
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Drawing of the national coat of arms of Cuba as it appears on coins