1 pesos 1961 — Cuba ( Pick: 94 )
Region:
North America
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1 pesos issued in Cuba in 1961. It is cataloged under Pick number 94. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side design is from the 1961 Issue. The note features an olive-green color on an ochre underprint. It has dimensions of 150 x 70 mm and is printed on paper. This note bears the signatures of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, President of the National Bank of Cuba, and Rolando Díaz Astaraín, Minister of Finance.
The printing office is identified as STC-P, but no specific imprint is present. The total amount produced is not specified. In 1961, Cuba underwent extensive changes in its economic structures following the Cuban Revolution, leading to significant shifts in governance and policy.
The front side design is from the 1961 Issue. The note features an olive-green color on an ochre underprint. It has dimensions of 150 x 70 mm and is printed on paper. This note bears the signatures of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, President of the National Bank of Cuba, and Rolando Díaz Astaraín, Minister of Finance.
The printing office is identified as STC-P, but no specific imprint is present. The total amount produced is not specified. In 1961, Cuba underwent extensive changes in its economic structures following the Cuban Revolution, leading to significant shifts in governance and policy.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (President of the National Bank of Cuba), Rolando Díaz Astaraín (Minister of Finance)
- Date of issue
- 1961
- Printing office
- STC-P (without imprint)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Olive-green on ochre underprint
- Dimensions
- 150 x 70 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 94
About this banknote
The National Bank of Cuba issued this series of banknotes in 1961. The introduction of this series was overseen by the bank under the direction of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, who served as the bank's president. This was part of broader financial reforms in the post-revolutionary period to establish the new Cuban economic identity.
The front side of the 1 peso banknote features an olive-green design on an ochre underprint with dimensions of 150 x 70 mm. It is signed by Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and Rolando Díaz Astaraín. This banknote was printed by the STC-P printing office, though it bears no imprint marking this.
