{"product_id":"cuba-coffee-bono-p-n-416718-1-peso-1995-1998-as-unc-but-cancelled-numista-n-416718-coupon-for-one-coffee","title":"Caribbean Coffee Bono Cubacafé N#416718 1 Peso 1995-1998—Crisp Cancelled—Coffee Coupon","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rare Cuban agricultural trade voucher issued by Cubacafé under the Ministry of Agriculture — a tangible artifact of Cuba's state-run coffee economy during the Special Period austerity years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red and black on white\/cream paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCubacafé logo at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFace value in numerals (\u003cem\u003e1\u003c\/em\u003e) and letters (\u003cem\u003eUN PESO\u003c\/em\u003e) on sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee bean decorative shape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine of repeated microprinting \u003cem\u003eCUBACAFÉ\u003c\/em\u003e below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: \u003cem\u003eBONO DE ESTIMULO \/ UN PESO 1 \/ CUBACAFÉ \/ 1 UN PESO\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e red on white\/cream paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuilloche pattern at center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed serial numbers on left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFace value in numeral and date on right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFace value in letters on bottom right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverprinted round seal on right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLettering: \u003cem\u003eMINISTERIO DE LA AGRICULTURA \/ 1 \/ E-95 \/ UN PESO\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e ND (1995) — date as \"E-95\"; \u003cem\u003e1998\u003c\/em\u003e — this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Numista N#416718\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 110 × 60 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trade voucher \/ Stimulus bonus (Bono de Estimulo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cubacafé (under Ministerio de la Agricultura)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cubacafé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914–date); 1 CUP ≈ USD 0.039\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Cuba\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTaíno\u003c\/a\u003e word \u003cem\u003eCubao\u003c\/em\u003e (\"where fertile land is abundant\") or \u003cem\u003eCoabana\u003c\/em\u003e (\"great place\"); exact etymology debated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Havana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHavana\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~2.1 million; metro ~2.4 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Likely from the Taíno word \u003cem\u003eHabaguanex\u003c\/em\u003e, a chieftain who controlled the area; Spanish rendered it \u003cem\u003eLa Habana\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~11 million (UN 2023) — comparable to Ohio or Portugal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 109,884 km² (42,426 mi²) — slightly smaller than Pennsylvania or Bulgaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$12,300 (IMF est.; heavily distorted by dual-economy and state pricing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sugar, nickel, tobacco, medical services, rum, coffee, pharmaceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Island nation; maritime borders with the US (Florida Straits), Haiti, Jamaica, and the Bahamas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Cubans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Cuban\u003c\/a\u003e (~64%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mulatto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMulatto\/Mestizo\u003c\/a\u003e (~27%), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Cubans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Cuban\u003c\/a\u003e (~9%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 1945); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Non-Aligned_Movement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNon-Aligned Movement\u003c\/a\u003e (hosted 1979 summit); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CELAC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCELAC\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ALBA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eALBA\u003c\/a\u003e (founding member, 2004); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaíno and Ciboney peoples — pre-colonial inhabitants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colony (1492–1898) — Columbus landed 1492; sugar plantation economy built on enslaved African labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen Years' War (1868–1878) and Guerra Chiquita (1879–1880) — failed independence uprisings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuban War of Independence (1895–1898) — led by José Martí; US intervened (Spanish-American War)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS occupation and Republic (1898–1959) — nominally independent but under heavy US influence; Platt Amendment gave US right to intervene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuban Revolution (1959) — Fidel Castro overthrows Batista; US-backed regime falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocialist Republic of Cuba (1959–date) — one-party communist state; US embargo since 1962; this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCuba's Coffee Economy and the Special Period\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCuba was once among the world's top coffee exporters — a legacy of its fertile eastern highlands and French-influenced plantation culture dating to the 18th century. After the Revolution, the state nationalized the coffee industry under entities like \u003cstrong\u003eCubacafé\u003c\/strong\u003e, which managed production, distribution, and export. This voucher — a \u003cem\u003ebono de estimulo\u003c\/em\u003e (stimulus bonus) — was issued to agricultural workers as an incentive payment redeemable for one peso's worth of coffee, a commodity that was itself rationed. It is a direct window into Cuba's command economy at the micro level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Special Period in Time of Peace\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dates on this note — 1995 and 1998 — place it squarely in Cuba's \u003cstrong\u003ePeríodo Especial en Tiempo de Paz\u003c\/strong\u003e, the brutal austerity era that followed the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991. With Soviet subsidies gone, Cuba lost ~80% of its imports and ~35% of its GDP virtually overnight. Fuel, food, and consumer goods were rationed to near-subsistence levels. The state issued internal vouchers and coupons like this one to manage distribution of scarce goods and to incentivize agricultural labor. Owning this note is owning a piece of that extraordinary economic crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this piece of Cuban economic history\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not a banknote in the traditional sense — it is a \u003cstrong\u003estate-issued labor incentive voucher\u003c\/strong\u003e from one of the most economically isolated nations on Earth, redeemable for a single cup of coffee at the height of a national crisis. Crisp, cancelled, and exceptionally rare outside Cuba, it is a conversation piece as much as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdd it to your collection of world economic ephemera — few items tell a story this vividly in such a small package.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595064119,"sku":"CUN416718aUNC","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/N416718o.jpg?v=1778598830","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/cuba-coffee-bono-p-n-416718-1-peso-1995-1998-as-unc-but-cancelled-numista-n-416718-coupon-for-one-coffee","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}