{"product_id":"caribbean-p126-20-pesos-2003-vf-commemorative-50th-anniv-of-assault-on-moecada-barracks","title":"Caribbean P126 commemorative 20 pesos 2003 F Fine—50th Anniv. of Assault on Μοηcαdα Barracks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will receive a banknote of this design in\u003cstrong\u003e Fine\u003c\/strong\u003e circulated condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an overprint on the regular 20 peso design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommemorative for the \u003cstrong\u003e50th Anniversary of the Assault on the Μοηcαdα Barracks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blue and violet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBank logo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eText \"50 Aniversario Del Μοηcαdα\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamilo \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCiεηfυεgοs\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: 3 rebel soldiers with pistol and rifles attacking Μοηcαdα Barracks in Santiago (\u003cem\u003eAsalto al Cuartel Μοηcαdα\u003c\/em\u003e). See also the current 200 peso banknote, which portrays the Barracks as they are today, an educational complex.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSolid security thread with demetalized PATRIA O MUERTE. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatermark: Celia Sánchez Manduley.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrinter: Impresos de Seguridad (domestic)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize: 149 x 70 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eAbout these famous Barracks…\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"285\"\u003eFive years before the \"Triumph of the Revolution\" in 1958, on \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\u003ch3 data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1946\"\u003eAbout Camilo Ciεηfυεgοs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eCamilo \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCiεηfυεgοs \u003c\/span\u003ewas a leading figure in the armed struggle that transformed the country in the late 1950s. \u003cspan class=\"citation-7 citation-end-7\"\u003eOften referred to as the \"Hero of Yaguajay,\" he was a brilliant military strategist and one of the most beloved personalities of the movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy He Was Considered Amazing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTactical Brilliance:\u003c\/b\u003e Despite having no formal military training, he rose to the rank of Commandante. He led a daring column across the center of the country, overcoming immense logistical hurdles to win the decisive Battle of Yaguajay, which helped topple the previous regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" id=\"p-rc_91b704d9130837f2-20\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-6\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-6\"\u003eThe \"Man of the People\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-6 citation-end-6\"\u003e While other leaders were often seen as stern or intellectual, Camilo was celebrated for his infectious smile, his signature wide-brimmed hat, and his humble nature.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e He had a unique ability to connect with the rural population and the common soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" id=\"p-rc_91b704d9130837f2-21\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCourage and Humility:\u003c\/b\u003e He was famously self-deprecating. \u003cspan class=\"citation-5\"\u003eIn one of the most iconic moments in\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-5\"\u003ethe country's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-5\"\u003ehistory, when the primary leader of the movement asked him during a speech in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-5\"\u003ethe capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-5 citation-end-5\"\u003e, \"Am I doing alright, Camilo?\", his simple presence served as a symbol of loyalty and unity for the new government.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" id=\"p-rc_91b704d9130837f2-22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Lasting Legacy:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-4\"\u003e His life was cut short in 1959 when his plane disappeared over the ocean during a flight to\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-4\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-4\"\u003ehe capital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-4 citation-end-4\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e To this day, he remains a symbol of revolutionary spirit; every year, people across the country throw flowers into the sea and rivers to honor his memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51716292968759,"sku":"CU125VF","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/126-fine.webp?v=1774556352","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/caribbean-p126-20-pesos-2003-vf-commemorative-50th-anniv-of-assault-on-moecada-barracks","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}