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.