131, Lot: 251. Estimate $100. Sold for $91. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CUBA. Medallic Coinage. AR Souvenir Peso (36mm, 22.53 g, 6h). Dated 1897. REPUBLICA DE CUBA, arms on shield within wreath / PATRIA Y LIBERTAD SOUVENIR, young female head right, dividing date; stars to left and right, above baseline of (closely spaced) date. KM M 3. EF, cleaned, some light toning.
Cuba declared its independence - and became a Republic - on May 20, 1902. These souvenir Pesos were back-dated