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See below for definition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499274076471,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/88-demajagua-o.jpg?v=1767032786"},{"product_id":"caribbean-100-p-p-129-p-129i-2017-unc-intaglio-version-2024","title":"Caribbean P129m B912m 100p 2024 UNC—intaglio version 2024—Russian-printed Goznak","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaribbean P-129m 100 Pesos (CUP) 2024, Uncirculated. Printed in Russia by Goznak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red dominant engraving; watermark area on left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarlos Manuel de Céspedes portrait on right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssuer name (BANCO CENTRAL DE CUBA) on top; bank seal below portrait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFace value in numerals top right and lower left; in letters (CIEN PESOS) at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue series letters and digits on left center and lower right; blue serial numbers (6 digits) on top left and lower center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed signature with subtitle on lower left; issuing year on lower left and upper right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised Braille code (⠂⠴⠴) on top right for identification by the visually impaired\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcronym \"BCC\" near right edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Juana+Lilia+Delgado+Portal+Banco+Central+Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJuana Lilia Delgado Portal (JLDP)\u003c\/a\u003e — President of the Central Bank of Cuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrés Iser Alfonso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red dominant engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnti-Imperialist Tribune \"José Martí,\" Havana — architectural view\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortrait of José Martí on left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry name (REPUBLICA DE CUBA) on top; face value in numerals top left and lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigner:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrés Iser Alfonso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129a (2004, FSV, Serie AC)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129b (2005, FSV, Serie AD)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129c (2007, FSV, Serie AE)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129d (2008, FSV, Serie AF)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129e (2013, EMV, Serie AG)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129f (2014, EMV, Serie AH)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129g (2015, EMV, Serie AI)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eP-129h (2016, EMV, Serie AJ)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTBB B912i (2017, IMMC, Serie AK)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTBB B912j (2019, IMMC, Serie AM)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTBB B912k (2020, MSWG, Serie AN)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTBB B912l (2021, MSWG, Serie AO)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eTBB B912.5a (2023, JAV) — Mover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTBB B912m (2024, JLDP, Series AQA; Goznak) — this note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-129m; TBB B912m; Numista N#205113\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and number 100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150 × 70 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central Bank of Cuba (Banco Central de Cuba)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goznak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoznak\u003c\/a\u003e, Russian Federation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estill legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Juana+Lilia+Delgado+Portal+Banco+Central+Cuba\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJuana Lilia Delgado Portal (JLDP)\u003c\/a\u003e — President of the Central Bank of Cuba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cuban_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCuban Peso (moneda nacional)\u003c\/a\u003e, 1914–date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Man Who Lit the Fuse: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 10, 1868, a wealthy Cuban sugar planter did something almost no one in his position had ever done: he freed his enslaved workers, handed them weapons, and declared war on the Spanish Empire. \u003cstrong\u003eCarlos Manuel de Céspedes\u003c\/strong\u003e rang the bell at his plantation, La Demajagua, and launched the \u003cstrong\u003eTen Years' War\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cuba's first major uprising for independence. He became the first President of the Republic in Arms, governing a revolutionary government that existed entirely in the jungle, under constant Spanish pursuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spanish captured his son Oscar and offered to release him in exchange for Céspedes surrendering. He refused, reportedly saying: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Oscar is not my only son — I am the father of all Cubans who have died for the Revolution.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Oscar was executed. Céspedes fought on. He was eventually ambushed and killed in 1874 at San Lorenzo, alone, with a single pistol against a Spanish patrol. He died as he lived — defiant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCubans call him the \u003cstrong\u003e\"Father of the Homeland\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (Padre de la Patria). His face on the 100-peso note is not decoration — it is a declaration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Tribune That Faces the Enemy: Anti-Imperialist Tribune \"José Martí,\" Havana\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirectly across from the U.S. Interests Section (now the U.S. Embassy) on the Malecón waterfront, the \u003cstrong\u003eTribuna Antiimperialista José Martí\u003c\/strong\u003e was built in 2000 as a permanent outdoor stage and rally ground — a piece of political architecture designed to be seen from American windows. The Cuban government used it for mass demonstrations, most famously during the \u003cstrong\u003eElián González crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e, when hundreds of thousands gathered to demand the return of the six-year-old boy who had been rescued at sea and was being held by relatives in Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tribune is dominated by a tall flagpole flying the Cuban flag, and flanked by a row of \u003cstrong\u003e138 black flags\u003c\/strong\u003e — one for each year since 1868, symbolizing mourning for those lost to imperialism. A large statue of \u003cstrong\u003eJosé Martí\u003c\/strong\u003e stands at the center, arm outstretched, pointing directly at the American building across the street. The gesture is unmistakable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the most politically charged pieces of public architecture in the Western Hemisphere — and it is immortalized on the reverse of this banknote.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499274830135,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/129m-2024.jpg?v=1774288583"},{"product_id":"pearl-of-antilles-10-centavos-1952-google-numista-n-11531-0-9-silver-km-23","title":"Caribbean || KM#23 10 Centavos 1952 0.9 silver VF Very Fine—Commemorative 50th Anniversary of the Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive a coin of the design indicated in VF condition or better\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObverse: Flag on flagpole, lighthouse, skyline of the capital\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReverse: Gear wheels at La Demajagua\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eComposition\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSilver (.900) (silver 90%, copper 10%)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWeight\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2.5 g\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDiameter\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e17.9 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThickness\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.2 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eShape\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRound\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTechnique\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMilled\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOrientation\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCoin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDemonetized\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e13 March 1962\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNumber\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN#11531Help\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eReferences\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKM# 23, Y# 17, Schön# 21\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499274993975,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/23r.jpg?v=1770997314"},{"product_id":"pearl-of-antilles-km-32-google-numista-5118-1962-40-centavos-circ-vf-p0066u","title":"Caribbean || KM#32 40 Centavos 1962 VF Very Fine or better 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe coin you receive will be estimated to be VF, with minor scratches from circulation, some minor discoloration or dirt from circulation. Understand that this will NOT be a \"perfect\" coin, it will be a good circulated one with all features still clearly defined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499275190583,"sku":null,"price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/040c.png?v=1768155362"},{"product_id":"pearl-of-antilles-sus-5-pc-coin-set-5-10-25-50-centavos-1-sus-km-575-579-vf","title":"Caribbean ||| KM#575-579 5 pc Coin Set 5 10 25 50 Centavos + 1 Peso for visitors —VF or Better","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou will receive one of each of the coins indicated in Very Fine or better condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will receive one of each:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 Centavos - typical Colonial House \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 Centavos - Castillo de la Fuerza (Fort)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 Centavos - town of Trinidad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e50 Centavos - the Cathedral in the capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 Peso - Hotel in Guamá\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails for the 1 C. Peso Coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears issued\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1994-2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eConvertible (1994-2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNickel plated steel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.5 g\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e27 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRound\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMilled\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCoin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1 January 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN#2604\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKrause\u003c\/strong\u003e KM# 579\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"487\" data-start=\"469\"\u003eThe reverse shows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eThe Taino Village (\u003cem\u003eAldea Taína\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/strong\u003eat\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eGuamá\u003c\/em\u003e complex\u003c\/strong\u003e at\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eLaguna del Tesoro\u003c\/em\u003e lagoon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"563\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"612\" data-start=\"563\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"612\" data-start=\"565\"\u003eArtificial islands connected by wooden walkways\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"639\" data-start=\"613\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"639\" data-start=\"615\"\u003ePalm-thatched bohío huts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"640\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"642\"\u003eA reconstructed indigenous settlement museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"687\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"689\"\u003ePart of the state tourist complex built in the 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"743\"\u003eSo it is \u003cstrong data-end=\"767\" data-start=\"752\"\u003enot a hotel\u003c\/strong\u003e and not a normal residential village. It is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"849\" data-start=\"817\"\u003eethnographic recreation park\u003c\/strong\u003e — essentially an open-air museum meant to represent a pre-Columbian Taíno settlement. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nGuamá appears on the coin to represent:\n\u003cul data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1106\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1106\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1108\"\u003eThe country's indigenous heritage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1156\" data-start=\"1128\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1156\" data-start=\"1130\"\u003eThe Zapata swamp ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1157\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1159\"\u003eRevolutionary-era eco-tourism development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Laguna del Tesoro lagoon is located just to the east of \u003cstrong\u003eCiénaga de Zapata (Zapata Swamp) National Park\u003c\/strong\u003e in the south-center of the country. (\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Map of the Taíno Village at Guamá tourism complex\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/LWRcicGZz17NvQ4x7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emap\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499275288887,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/CUCcoins5c-1p.png?v=1771424981"},{"product_id":"pearl-of-antilles-1-sus-coin-google-numista-n-2604-km-575-579-vf","title":"Caribbean ||| KM#579 1 peso coin for visitors 1994-2018 VF Very Fine or better","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive a coin of the design indicated in Very Fine or better condition. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll major features are clearly visible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModerate wear from circulation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSome scratches and dirt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears issued\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1994-2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eConvertible (1994-2020)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNickel plated steel\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e8.5 g\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e27 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2 mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRound\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTechnique\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMilled\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCoin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1 January 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumista\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eN#2604\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKrause\u003c\/strong\u003e KM# 579\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"487\" data-start=\"469\"\u003eThe reverse shows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003eThe Taino Village (\u003cem\u003eAldea Taína\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/strong\u003eat\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eGuamá\u003c\/em\u003e complex\u003c\/strong\u003e at\u003cstrong data-end=\"545\" data-start=\"489\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eLaguna del Tesoro\u003c\/em\u003e lagoon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"563\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"612\" data-start=\"563\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"612\" data-start=\"565\"\u003eArtificial islands connected by wooden walkways\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"639\" data-start=\"613\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"639\" data-start=\"615\"\u003ePalm-thatched bohío huts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"640\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"686\" data-start=\"642\"\u003eA reconstructed indigenous settlement museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"687\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"741\" data-start=\"689\"\u003ePart of the state tourist complex built in the 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"935\" data-start=\"743\"\u003eSo it is \u003cstrong data-end=\"767\" data-start=\"752\"\u003enot a hotel\u003c\/strong\u003e and not a normal residential village. It is an \u003cstrong data-end=\"849\" data-start=\"817\"\u003eethnographic recreation park\u003c\/strong\u003e — essentially an open-air museum meant to represent a pre-Columbian Taíno settlement. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nGuamá appears on the coin to represent:\n\u003cul data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1106\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1106\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1127\" data-start=\"1108\"\u003eThe country's indigenous heritage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1156\" data-start=\"1128\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1156\" data-start=\"1130\"\u003eThe Zapata swamp ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1157\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1200\" data-start=\"1159\"\u003eRevolutionary-era eco-tourism development\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Laguna del Tesoro lagoon is located just to the east of \u003cstrong\u003eCiénaga de Zapata (Zapata Swamp) National Park\u003c\/strong\u003e in the south-center of the country. (\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Map of the Taíno Village at Guamá tourism complex\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/LWRcicGZz17NvQ4x7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emap\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499276763447,"sku":"CUΚΜ579VF","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/579r_f3375705-f3d2-4baf-aa23-1425501427a8.jpg?v=1770127823"},{"product_id":"caribbean-200-p-famous-barracks-2024-p-130-p-130h-unc","title":"Caribbean P130h domestic print (!) 200p 2024 UNC—Barracks from 1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou receive a banknote from 2024 in the design indicated in UNC condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is the variant printed domestically, not in Russia. The domestically printed version:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries has two letters instead of three on the Russian-printed notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial number is printed in poor quality and (most or all) have one \"dropped\" i.e. not horizontally aligned serial number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront: Frαηκ Pαίs\u003c\/strong\u003e, student revolutionary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cιυdαd Escοlαr 26 de Jυlιο (formerly\u003cstrong\u003e  Μοncαdα Βαrrαcκs\u003c\/strong\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eS\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eα\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003enti\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eα\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ego\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eAbout these famous Barracks…\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eOn \u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"99\"\u003eJuly 26, 1953\u003c\/strong\u003e, a small, lightly armed band of young rebels launched a dawn attack on these\u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"191\"\u003e Barracks\u003c\/strong\u003e, the second-largest military base on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eisland\u003c\/strong\u003e, located in the main city of the east of the island, Santiago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"571\"\u003eTheir bearded, cigar-smoking leader—who would later become the country's leader\u003cstrong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e (1959–2008)\u003c\/strong\u003e—did not expect a conventional victory. The aim was to \u003cstrong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"491\"\u003eignite a popular uprising\u003c\/strong\u003e, seize weapons, and crack the aura of permanence surrounding the ruling regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"573\" data-end=\"593\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it unfolded\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"917\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"677\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"677\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"607\"\u003eTiming:\u003c\/strong\u003e early morning during carnival, hoping soldiers would be distracted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"796\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"796\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"680\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eReality:\u003c\/strong\u003e miscommunications, missed rendezvous, and sheer bad luck. Units lost coordination almost immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"917\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"917\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"799\" data-end=\"811\"\u003eOutcome:\u003c\/strong\u003e swift defeat. Many rebels were killed during or \u003cem data-start=\"860\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eafter\u003c\/em\u003e capture; torture and summary executions followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"919\" data-end=\"1175\"\u003eThe leader survived, was arrested, and put on trial. In court he delivered a long political defense—later circulated as a \u003cstrong\u003emanifesto\u003c\/strong\u003e—arguing for land reform, education, and national sovereignty. It turned a failed raid into a moral indictment of the system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1352\"\u003eThe attack targeted the \u003cstrong\u003edictatorship\u003c\/strong\u003e that had ruled the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1262\"\u003ecountry\u003c\/strong\u003e since a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003e1952 coup\u003c\/strong\u003e, led by a strongman who remained in power \u003cstrong data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003efrom 1952—1959\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1392\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy it mattered (despite failure)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eMilitarily, the barracks event was a fiasco. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1461\"\u003eSymbolically, it was decisive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003eThe date gave its name to a new revolutionary movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003eThe imprisoned rebels were later amnestied, regrouped abroad, and returned to wage a guerrilla war that triumphed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1650\"\u003e1959\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1728\"\u003eIt became the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1696\"\u003efoundational myth\u003c\/strong\u003e: blood first, legitimacy later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eToday the barracks no longer serve a military function. They operate as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1804\" data-end=\"1825\"\u003emuseum and school\u003c\/strong\u003e, their façade repainted in revolutionary colors—an early defeat recast as the opening chapter of a victorious narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eAbout Frank \u003cstrong\u003ePαίs\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"195\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrank \u003cstrong\u003ePαίs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of the most important—and least flamboyant—figures of the island’s revolutionary struggle in the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eBorn in \u003cstrong data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eS\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eα\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003enti\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eα\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ego\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e1934\u003c\/strong\u003e, he was a schoolteacher by training: quiet, intensely disciplined, deeply ethical. While others became famous for battlefield exploits, País built the \u003cstrong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eurban underground\u003c\/strong\u003e—cells, couriers, safe houses, arms caches, strikes, and sabotage—without which the rural insurgency would have collapsed. He coordinated student groups, workers, and middle-class supporters into a coherent clandestine network that could paralyze cities on command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"1145\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePαίs\u003c\/strong\u003e served as the \u003cstrong data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eprincipal organizer of the July 26 Movement in the eastern region\u003c\/strong\u003e, effectively acting as its internal chief while the better-known leadership operated in exile or in the mountains. He planned and executed uprisings, including the major coordinated action of \u003cstrong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eNovember 30, 1956\u003c\/strong\u003e, designed to support the return of the guerrilla force by sea. Even when that operation failed tactically, it demonstrated the reach and seriousness of the urban resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1420\"\u003eIn \u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1163\"\u003eJuly 1957\u003c\/strong\u003e, at just \u003cstrong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003e22 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePαίs\u003c\/strong\u003e was captured by security forces and executed in the street. His killing provoked massive spontaneous protests and a general strike in Santiago—one of the clearest signs that the regime had lost moral authority in the cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1422\" data-end=\"1492\"\u003eWithin the revolutionary narrative, País occupies a particular role:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1512\"\u003enot the orator,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1515\" data-end=\"1547\"\u003enot the battlefield commander,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1548\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1611\"\u003ebut the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1608\"\u003earchitect of internal legitimacy and logistics\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eIf the revolution had a conscience, it looked a lot like Frank País—methodical, incorruptible, and already thinking about governance while others were still thinking about victory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51499278893367,"sku":"CU130hCUUNC","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/130-2024-CU-o.jpg?v=1769391769"},{"product_id":"caribbean-1000-p-2024-p-132-unc-highest-denomination-in-circulation","title":"Caribbean P132h RARE RUSSIAN VARIANT 1000p 2024 UNC highest denomination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024 Russian-printed (St. Petersburg)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature Delgado\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew windowed security thread with demetalized BCC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerif serial number font and no numbers are misaligned like the domestic print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-letter series\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContrast with the 2024 printed domestically \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2-letter series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne number in serial number \"drops\", is not horizontally aligned\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor; \u003cspan\u003eDark red\/orange\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFront: \u003cspan\u003eJυlιο Αntοηιο Mεllα ΜcΡαrtlαηd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBack: University of the capital city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermark: Jυlιο Αntοηιο Mεllα ΜcΡαrtlαηd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"46\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eJulio Antonio Mella McPartland (1903–1929)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a revolutionary intellectual and student leader, co-founder of the first Cοmmυnιst Party in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, and a fierce critic of dictatorship and imperial domination. 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These were specifically designated for visitors from communist countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThe Three-Tiered Economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eThe use of these cheques placed the traveler into a unique middle tier of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"74\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003ethe country's\u003c\/b\u003e economy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-path-to-node=\"9\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003eLocal Peso:\u003c\/b\u003e Used by citizens of \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"39\" data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003ethe island\u003c\/b\u003e for basic goods and rations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003eType A Certificates (Socialist Tier):\u003c\/b\u003e Accessed via these traveler's cheques. 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