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CUBA. Republic. Souvenir Peso 1897, Gorham mint. Type II, date closely spaced and star below 97 baseline. KM XM2. AR. 22.42 g. 4286 ex. - Nice AU
In 1897, the delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Party, based in New York, decided to issue coins. The design was created by the engraver Philip Martiny. A contract was signed with the Gorham Mint for a total mintage of 10'000 coins. The production for the type II was carried out in Providence, Rhode Island, for a total production of 4286 coins before the dies were broken.
In 1897, the delegation of the Cuban Revolutionary Party, based in New York, decided to issue coins. The design was created by the engraver Philip Martiny. A contract was signed with the Gorham Mint for a total mintage of 10'000 coins. The production for the type II was carried out in Providence, Rhode Island, for a total production of 4286 coins before the dies were broken.