Catalogue information

LastDodo number
10484247
Area
Coins
Title
Cuba combination set 1998 (PROOF)
Country
Face value
Currency
Year
1998
Variety / overstrike
PROOF / PROOF / BE / PP
Type
Material
Gold- or silver content
999
Weight
124.4
Diameter
90.4 X 70.2
Thickness
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Privy mark
Number produced
2.500
Krause and Mishler number
KM# PS10
Schön
Catalogue number
Details

1998 Cuba proof puzzle series. 2,500 sets minted from 4 different coins. Each coin (45mm x 35mm) is part of the Havana Puzzle Series. When all four are put together, a spectacular landscape of the city of Havana can be seen, with the ships Oquendo and San Genaro, and the two ancient fortifications "El Morro" and "La Punta", which flank the entrance to the bay and the harbor and protect the city. San Genaro Fragata Oquendo Giudad de La Habana Castillo del Morro Proud windjammers and maneuvering frigates, large and small ships in the full wind, guarded by a mighty fortress, enclosed by the silhouette of a beautiful city. The most beautiful panorama set in the world gives you will see an impressive image of the port of Havana in the 1st century. A fascinating motif with which Cuba commemorates its major role in the history of seafaring. With this unique panoramic set, Cuba is writing a new chapter in coin history. Coins with ship motifs, in the form of a silver bar, have not been minted before. This is all the more remarkable, since the shape of a silver bar determined the face of money thousands of years ago. coins are 1 oz each, for a total of 4 oz

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