Cuba new date (2012) 5-peso convertible note (BFX907e) confirmed
2012-09-19
Like BFX907d, new date (2012). Series CG. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
Cuba new sig/date (2011) 10-peso convertible note (BFX908d) confirmed
2012-04-29
Like BFX908c, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2011). Series DF. New sig. printed atop embossed old sig. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Raul Perez Alejo.Read More…
Colombia 1,000-peso note does not depict Fidel Castro
2012-04-10
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 (B985 and B986)—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,Read More…
Cuba new sig/date (2009) 20-peso note (B908f) confirmed
2012-01-01
Like B908e, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2009). Series CL12 – CL37. New sig. printed atop embossed old sig. Courtesy of David Murcek (www.themonetaryunit.com).Read More…
Cuba devalues convertible peso to match US dollar
2011-03-21
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.Read More…
Cuba new sig/date (2009) 1-peso note (B901i) confirmed
2011-01-19
Like B901h, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2009). Series GJ01 – GJ47. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Cuba new sig/date (2010) 10-peso note (B906l) confirmed
2010-12-13
Like B906k, but new signature (Medina) and new date (2010). Series DL03 – DL35. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Cuba new date (2009) 10-peso note (B906k) confirmed
2010-11-22
Like B906j, but new date (2009). Series DK05 – DK23. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Cuba new date (2009) 50-peso note (B910f) confirmed
2010-10-28
Like B910e, but new date (2009). Series BI05 – BI23. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
Cuba date 1-peso note (B901a) confirmed
2010-10-15
B901 (P121): 1 peso (US$0.05) Olive green and yellow. Front: Spanish text; bank logo; José Martí. Back: Spanish text; Fidel Castro, Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán, and rebels with rifles and flags atop tank entering Havana on 8 January 1959 (Entrada a la Habana – 8 de Enero de 1959). Security threadRead More…