Cuba
Cuba new sig/date (2012) 50-peso note confirmed
Dec 13, 2012 09:30 AM Category: North America
50 pesos (US$50), 2012. Like P123, but new signature and date. Series BJ.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new sig/date (2011) 50-peso convertible note confirmed
Nov 16, 2012 09:19 AM Category: North America
50 pesos convertible, 2011. Like PFX51, but new date, new signature (Ernesto Medina Villaveirán), and prefix FD. The new signature is printed atop the embossed old signature.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new date (2005) 100-peso note confirmed
Nov 15, 2012 08:59 AM Category: North America
100 pesos, 2005. Like P129, but new date and prefix AD.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new sig/date (2012) 10-peso convertible note confirmed
Nov 10, 2012 08:16 AM Category: North America
10 pesos convertible, 2012. Like PFX49, but new date, new signature (Ernesto Medina Villaveirán), and new prefix DG.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger and Orocondor.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger and Orocondor.
Cuba new date (2012) 20-peso note confirmed
Sep 30, 2012 02:48 PM Category: North America
20 pesos, 2012. Like P122, but new date, prefix CM, and new signature.
Courtesy of Filippo Proietti Pannunzi.
Cuba new sig/date (2012) 5-peso convertible note confirmed
Sep 19, 2012 08:11 AM Category: North America
5 pesos convertible, 2012. Like PFX48, but new signature (as of 2011 issue), new date (2012), and new prefix CG.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Cuba new sig/date (2011) 10-peso convertible note confirmed
Apr 29, 2012 07:42 AM Category: North America
10 pesos convertible, 2001. Like PFX49, but new date and new signature.
Notice that the new signature is printed atop the embossing of the preceding signature. This new inked signature atop old embossed signature is also confirmed on 20-peso note dated 2009 and 1-peso convertible note dated 2011.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Raul Perez Alejo.
Seeking Cuba 20-peso note dated 2003 with CE prefix
Apr 27, 2012 03:45 PM Category: North America
The prefixes on modern Cuban notes follow a very predicatble system:
All 20-peso notes have a series or prefix consisting of two characters (the first always C) followed by a dash and a two-digit number. When the year changes, the second letter in the prefix advances alphabetically. At least that's how it works for every other denomination, but there's an oddity with the 20-peso note.
From the images above, we can see a 20-peso note dated 2002 (P118) with prefix CD, followed by another 2002 dated note with prefix CE, and finally the commemorative dated 2003 (P126) with prefix CF.
It's possible that there exists a non-commemorative 20-peso note dated 2003 with prefix CE. If anyone can provide scans of same, it would be greatly appreciated.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and David Jones.
Colombia 1,000-peso note does not depict Fidel Castro
Apr 10, 2012 07:02 PM Category: South America | Caribbean
Rumors recently surfaced in a Colombia Reports article dated 2 April 2012 that the back of Colombia’s 1,000-peso (US$0.55) note (Pick 450 and 456)—first issued in 2001—contains an image of Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, as a young student in the crowd behind Colombian presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala. However, in a follow-up article, the banknote’s designer, Jose Antonio Suarez, denies that he inserted Castro into the crowd and insists the likeness is merely a coincidence. According to the article, Banco de la República de Colombia plans to replace the 1,000-peso note with a coin in October.
Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.
Cuba new sig/date (2009) 20-peso note variety confirmed
Jan 01, 2012 01:06 PM Category: Caribbean
20 pesos, 2009. Like P122, but new date and signature.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below. Be sure to say you saw it mentioned on BanknoteNews.com.
Courtesy of David Murcek (www.themonetaryunit.com).
Cuba devalues convertible peso to match US dollar
Mar 21, 2011 08:57 AM Category: Caribbean
According to a BBC report dated 14 March 2011, Cuba is devaluing the convertible peso by approximately 8% to place it at par with the US dollar in an effort to boost exports and local production, and to make travel to Cuba more affordable to tourists.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Courtesy of Aidan Work.
Cuba new date (2009) 1-peso note confirmed
Jan 19, 2011 11:10 AM Category: Caribbean
1 peso, 2009. Like P121, but new date.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new sig/date (2010) 10-peso note confirmed
Dec 13, 2010 08:39 AM Category: Caribbean
10 pesos, 2010. Like P117, but new date and new signature.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new 2005 dated 5- and 10-peso convertible notes confirmed
Dec 07, 2010 10:54 AM Category: Caribbean
At first glance these two notes appear to be 2005-dated varieties of PFX44 and PFX45 (which are both dated 2004), respectively, but there are additional colors on front, with several items rendered in two tones, and the serial number placement and orientation is new, too.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new date (2009) 10-peso note confirmed
Nov 22, 2010 01:51 PM Category: Caribbean
10 pesos (US$10), 2009. Like P117, but new date.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new date (2009) 50-peso note confirmed
Oct 28, 2010 10:49 PM Category: Caribbean
50 pesos (US$50), 2009. Like P123, but new date.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new date (2001) 1-peso note confirmed
Oct 15, 2010 03:10 PM Category: Caribbean
1 peso (US$1), 2001. Like P121, but new date.
Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.
Cuba new dates (2007 and 2008) 10-peso forex note confirmed
Apr 18, 2010 02:58 PM Category: Caribbean
10 pesos (US$10), 2007 and 2008. Like PFX49, but new dates.
Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.
Cuba new date (2008) 5-peso forex note confirmed
Apr 18, 2010 02:57 PM Category: Caribbean
5 pesos (US$5), 2008. Like PFX48, but new date.
Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.
Cuba new date (2007) 1-peso forex note confirmed
Apr 18, 2010 02:54 PM Category: Caribbean
1 peso (US$1), 2007. Like PFX46, but new date.
Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.
Cuba new date (2008) 1-peso note confirmed
Jun 28, 2009 08:23 AM Category: Caribbean
1 peso (US$1), 2008. Like Pick 121, but new date.
Courtesy of Dr. Manjunath P. Iyer.
Cuba new date (2007) 1-peso note confirmed
Dec 18, 2008 12:30 PM Category: Caribbean
1 peso (US$1), 2007. Like Pick 121, but new date, security thread, and Celia Sánchez watermark instead of BCC.
Courtesy of Jarno Komulainen and Frank van Tiel.
Cuba issues new convertible peso series dated 2006
Dec 18, 2006 09:54 AM Category: Caribbean
On 18 December 2006, the Banco Central de Cuba issued new convertible peso (CUC) notes. The front of each denomination remains similar to the previous family (Pick FX37 - FX45), which will be gradually withdrawn from circulation. Instead of the national shield which appeared on the backs of all denominations in the previous family, the new notes have individualized backs. Furthermore, an electrotype watermark of the denomination has been added to the watermark portrait of José Martí and BCC appears as a latent image. 150 x 70 mm.
1 convertible peso, 2006. Dark green, tan, and yellow. Monument to José Martí in Havana. Death of José Martí in combat atop horse at Battle of Dos Rios on back.
3 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, pink, and light green. Monument to Ernesto Che Guervara in Santa Clara. Battle of Santa Clara: tank, derailed train, and soldiers with grenade, machine gun, and rifle on back.
5 convertible pesos, 2006. Green, orange, and yellow. Monument to Antonio Maceo in Havana. Protesta de Baraguá: Cuban general Antonio Maceo Grajales and Spanish captain general Arsenio Martínez de Campos y Antón in hammocks on back.
10 convertible pesos, 2006. Brown, blue, and green. Monument to Máximo Gómez in Havana. Revolution Energetica: electric power plant, pick-up truck, and linesman on back.
20 convertible pesos, 2006. Dark blue, light blue, and yellow/green. Monument to Camilo Cienfuegos. Operation Miracle: eye doctors performing surgery and passengers deplaning a jet on back.
50 convertible pesos, 2006. Purple, orange, and yellow. Monument to Calixto García in Havana. Marchers carrying flags and banners that read “Trincheras de Ideas Valen Mas Que Trinchera De Piedra” and “La Batalla de Ideas” on back.
100 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, orange, and bright yellow. Monument to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA): satellite dish, map, woman and man reading, oil refinery on back.
Courtesy of Banco Central de Cuba.
1 convertible peso, 2006. Dark green, tan, and yellow. Monument to José Martí in Havana. Death of José Martí in combat atop horse at Battle of Dos Rios on back.
3 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, pink, and light green. Monument to Ernesto Che Guervara in Santa Clara. Battle of Santa Clara: tank, derailed train, and soldiers with grenade, machine gun, and rifle on back.
5 convertible pesos, 2006. Green, orange, and yellow. Monument to Antonio Maceo in Havana. Protesta de Baraguá: Cuban general Antonio Maceo Grajales and Spanish captain general Arsenio Martínez de Campos y Antón in hammocks on back.
10 convertible pesos, 2006. Brown, blue, and green. Monument to Máximo Gómez in Havana. Revolution Energetica: electric power plant, pick-up truck, and linesman on back.
20 convertible pesos, 2006. Dark blue, light blue, and yellow/green. Monument to Camilo Cienfuegos. Operation Miracle: eye doctors performing surgery and passengers deplaning a jet on back.
50 convertible pesos, 2006. Purple, orange, and yellow. Monument to Calixto García in Havana. Marchers carrying flags and banners that read “Trincheras de Ideas Valen Mas Que Trinchera De Piedra” and “La Batalla de Ideas” on back.
100 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, orange, and bright yellow. Monument to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA): satellite dish, map, woman and man reading, oil refinery on back.
Courtesy of Banco Central de Cuba.
Cuba revised, new date (2006) 20-peso note confirmed
Jan 18, 2007 06:12 PM Category: Caribbean
20 pesos, 2006. Like Pick 118 (directly above), but new date, low-vision dots in upper right, and lower serial number now to right of signature, not in border.
Courtesy of Claudio Marana.
Cuba new date (2003) 1-peso note confirmed
Jan 08, 2007 06:17 PM Category: Caribbean
A new Cuban 1-peso note has been reported. At first glance, this appears to be just a new date (2003 versus 2002) variety of Pick 121. However, closer examination reveals subtle differences. On the front, the series letters (GD in example above) are green, not red. On the back, the yellow underprint is missing (compare P121 detail above left with that of 2003 issue above right). It is unclear as to whether this is an intentional design change or a printing error. Readers with other examples of the new note are encouraged to share their information.
Courtesy of Frank van Tiel.
