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Cuba - 1952(P) 20 Centavos - KM #25 - Mintage: 1,250,000
Ten, twenty, and Forty Centavo coins were struck by the US Mint in Philadelphia, all with the same design by Cuban artist Esteban Valderrama.to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cuba.
The obverse is composed of the Cuban flag, a lighthouse, and the Havana skyline with 1952 above 1902 below. The text "REPUBLICA DE CUBA" (Republic of Cuba) at the top, and the denomination "CUARENTA CENTAVOS" (forty centavos) below.
The reverse prominently displays a Star, Tree, and Wheel of Industry. "CINCUENTA ANOS DE LIBERTAD Y PROGRESO" (50 Years of Liberty and Progress) around the periphery and the date 1952 below. A revolution led by Carlos Manuel de Cespedes erupted at his sugar mill La Demajaagua, on October 10, 1868. The hostilities finally ended in 1878 when peace was restored by the Pact of Zanjon. Valderrama depicted the ruins of this sugar mill on the common reverse of all three of the 1952 commemorating coins.
This particular coin is relatively well struck for this design and exhibits a very full dark, multicolored, peripheral toning. It is one of only four graded by NGC at this grade with none finer. As of this revision, the PCGS population is 2/0.
Date acquired: 2/27/2013 (already graded by NGC)
Rev. 4/20/2017