1 Peso La Fuerza - Havana

Features

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1984
Value	1 Peso (1 CUP)
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Miedzionikiel
Weight	11.3 g
Diameter	29.9 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1984
Number	N# 5121
References	KM# 142 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , JMA# AAEE144 José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba = The Coin of Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Havana, Cuba.

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Commemorative issue

La Fuerza - Hawana Automatically translated

Series: Castles of Cuba

Obverse

Herb Kuby, nazwa kraju na górze, nominał poniżej. Po bokach 2 pięcioramienne gwiazdy. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
★ 1 PESO ★

Engraver: Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

(en) Image of castle "La Fuerza" at Havana, event name as curved legend on top, place name as curved legend on bottom, date above image.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CASTILLOS DE CUBA
1984
LA FUERZA - LA HABANA

Designer: Jorge Fornés Ramos

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mint

Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Comments

(en)

"La Fuerza" castle, which complete name is Castillo de la Real Fuerza (Castle of the Royal Strength) is a military building, placed Plaza de Armas (Weapon's Square), in the historical downtown at Havana.

On the tower is placed "La Giraldilla", is a weather vane, showing a female figure, with a palm on right hand (currently only the branch, top part got lost), and a Calatrava cross on left hand.

Tradition says it represents to Elizabeth of Bobadilla, wife Hernando de Soto, who was named Governor of Cuba on March 20th., 1937. On May 12th, 1539, de Soto departed commanding a fleet of 9 vessels, and delegated the title on his wife. She spent many hours every day watching from the highest point of the castle searching for the vessel that carried her husband back. He never returned, as died on Mississippi shore on Jun 30th., 1540, but Elizabeth kept waiting for him.

Martín Pinzón got inspired by the story, and created this statue. Later, the Governor Juan de Bitrián y Viamontes, ordered to make it on bronze and place on top of the main tower, about 1630/1634.

Images of the Castle

"La Giraldilla"
(pictures source: taken by adanieluy on 2016)

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Date			Mintage		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1984			5 000							$ 11		(en) BU

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