Caribbean- KM#967｜5 Pesos｜Bimetallic coin｜2016-2021｜VF or better NOT Shiny｜Maceo

5 pesos bimetallic commemorative KM#967

Inscription: Fatherland or Death

Composition: Bimetallic: brass plated steel center in copper-nickel plated steel ring

Weight: 7.5 g

Diameter: 25.3 mm

Thickness: 2.27 mm

Antonio Maceo (1845–1896) was one of the most formidable military leaders of the late 19th-century independence wars in the Caribbean. Known as “the Bronze Titan,” he rose from modest origins to become a brilliant strategist and fearless commander, admired for his discipline, personal courage, and refusal to compromise on the abolition of slavery or full political independence. Wounded many times in battle yet never subdued, Maceo embodied a rare combination of tactical intelligence and moral rigidity, insisting that freedom without equality was meaningless. His legacy endures as a symbol of uncompromising resistance, racial dignity, and the belief that national liberation must be complete—or not achieved at all.