Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
Posts: 2,364
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Struck to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the July 26th 1953 assault on Santiago de Cuba barracks by General Moncada after whom the barracks would later be named. 40th Anniversary of the Attack on Moncada Barracks by Cuban revolutionaries on July 26, 1953. Fidel Castro and others served jail time, which sort of contradicts the supposed evils of the Marti government, because government troops were killed.
Reverse features an impressive portrait of Castro in uniform (sides reversed in photo). These are copper plated bronze, which is a little unusual. There are two types, this being the second type with flat rim, the other having a beveled rim and a little less weight. KM shows an equal value for both.
Cuban coins post US embargo (early '60's) are hard to find, I found a few coming out of Spain.
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