10 Pesos Che Guerrilla Fighter
Features
| Issuer |
Cuba
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Second Republic (1959-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 1997 |
| Value | 10 Pesos (10 CUP) |
| Currency | Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.999) |
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1997 |
| Number | N# 118885 |
| References | KM# 747 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). José María Aledón; 1999. La moneda de Cuba = The Coin of Cuba. Dobler Difusiones, Havana, Cuba. Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Che Guevara Guerilla Fighter
Series: 30th. Anniversary of the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Obverse
Cuban coat of arms to left, curved legend on top with country name, legend with commemorated event to right, weight, face value and fineness on bottom.
Note: design is the same as on KM# 748
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE CUBA
30
ANIVERSARIO
DE LA CAIDA
EN COMBATE
DE ERNESTO
GUEVARA DE
LA SERNA Y SUS
COMPAÑEROS.
1/10 OZ
10 PESOS AU 0,999
Translation:
Republic of Cuba
30th anniversary of the death in fight of Ernesto Guevara De La Serna and his fellows.
1/10 Ounce
10 Pesos gold 0.999
Designer: Elena Delgado Álvarez
Reverse
Image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara with weapon on back, walking. On background, image of mountains, representing the Sierra Maestra, where rebels lived and many of the fights occurred. On sides, curved legend near edge, at lower right the signature of Guevara, on left date of death, on right Issue date and mintmark.
NOTE: Design is the same as on KM# 929.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
GUERRILLERO HEROICO
1967 1997
che
Translation:
Heroic Guerrilla Fighter
1967 1997
che
Engraver: Alejandro Ramos Figueredo
Designer: Elena Delgado Álvarez
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, CubaComments
Guerrillero Heroico (Heroic Guerrilla Fighter) was the title of the most famous Ernesto "che" Guevara's portrait, taken by Alberto Gutiérrez "Korda", during funerals of the victims of the Le Coubre vessel explosion. Picture's name became as second nickname of Guevara. Gevara died at age 39, executed at La Higuera, Bolivia.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 500 | Proof | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 432.49
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Actual gold weight: 0.100 oz
Current gold price: 4329.68 USD/oz (see gold price 
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