Banknotes, Coins and More from Cuba
- Coming soon! Two higher denominations, the highest in Cuban history, reflecting inflation.
- New Design — some say it looks like AI-generated imagery. What do you think?
- Both honor women, one an icon of the struggle for independence from Spain, the other of Castro's Revolution.
- Printed in Russia by Goznak (3-letter series prefix), who also prints some 100, 200, 500 and 1000-peso notes.
2000 pesos (to be released later in 2026)
Front: Mariana Grajales Cuello (1815–1893)
Afro-Cuban mother of ten sons who fought in Cuba's independence wars, including Antonio Maceo, who himself appears on the 5 peso note. Grajales is revered as Mother of the Homeland and symbol of Cuban women. She stood out for her integrity as Cuba sought to free itself from Spanish rule..
Back: Sculpture Madre de la Patria
The bronze monument in Havana's Vedado, neighborhood depicts her arm outstretched, urging her sons into battle — one of the most emotionally charged public sculptures in Cuba. It's in the small park named for her between 23rd, 25th, C and D streets. Sculpted in 1931 by the renowned Cuban sculptor and painter Teodoro Ramos Blanco.
5000 pesos 2026
Front: Cecilia Sánchez Manduley (1920–1980)
Fidel Castro's closest companion and the most powerful woman of the Cuban Revolution, she ran the Council of State until her death from cancer in 1980.
Back: Monument to Sánchez in Lenin Park
Sánchez's 3.25-meter-high bronze memorial stands in Parque Lenin in the southern outskirts of Havana, where her bust presides over one of the city's most beloved green spaces.
1990–1995
6 regular and 1 commemorative
P108–P111 Printed in China
P112–P114 Printed in Cuba
1961–1990
Printed in Czechoslovakia
P94–P99 amt. in text at left & right
P100–P101 +double president signature
P102–P107 amt. in text at left only, 1 sig.
1949–1960
These designs spanned the Batista dictatorship and the first 2 years and 7 months of the revolutionary government. Che Guevara's signature is even printed on some 1960 issues. But at the stroke of midnight on August 4, 1961, without warning , Fidel Castro addressed the nation by live radio broadcast, declaring the notes void and ordering their immediate exchange within 7 days and only up to 200 pesos. Many families lost their life savings literally overnight, at that stroke of midnight, by Castro's voice.
1896–1897
Spanish Colonial
P1–P53 1957–1897
Cuba was a Spanish colony right up until the U.S. invasion in 1898.
Convertible Peso (CUC)
1994–2017
P-FX37 through P-FX52
Visitors to Cuba exchanged hard currency such as dollars, Deutsche marks, or euro for the Convertible Cuban Peso ("CUC"), which existed alongside the ordinary Cuban Peso ("CUP"). 1 CUC bought about 24 CUP.
FX Certificates
Types A B C & D
Prior to the CUC, visitors were given paper FX certificates and INTUR coins. There were different FX certificates for visitors from communist countries, visitors from capitalist countries, foreign students, and for authorized Cuban nationals (Cuban diplomats, for example).
Coins (CUC & INTUR)
Visitors to Cuba exchanged hard currency such as dollars, Deutsche marks, or euro for the Convertible Cuban Peso ("CUC"), which existed alongside the ordinary Cuban Peso ("CUP"). 1 CUC bought about 24 CUP. Prior to the CUC, visitors were given paper FX certificates and INTUR coins.
Silver Coins
Silver coins were issued in both regular Cuban pesos (CUP) of which we have several types. There were also a few silver coins denominated in convertible Cuban pesos (CUC) which we do not carry, at least not yet.
Traveler's Checks
Used by people from the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries that visited Cuba. Issued by and stamped by banks in those banks in communist countries and exchanged in Cuba for FX certificates.
Ice Tokens
Tokens of the Nueva Fábrica de Hielo / Cervecerías La Tropical y Tivoli (New Ice Factory / La Tropical and Tivoli breweries)
Bonos (bonds)
Military fundraising notes for the Movimiento 26 de Julio (26th of July Movement)
Votos
Banknote-like promotional notes that promoted a certain candidate up to an election.