Cuba – 1992 – 100 Pesos – Bartolome de las Casas – 1oz Gold Proof – NGC PF68 Ultra Cameo

100 pesos 1992 Bartolome de las Casas NGC PF68 Ultra Cameo

You see here the 100 pesos gold coin from Cuba from 1991 with the motive “Bartolome de las Casas” from the series “Hispanic-American figures”.

This gold coin was dedicated to Bartolomé de las Casas. Fray Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish landowner, monk, priest and bishop of the 16th century, famous as a historian and social reformer. He came to La Española as a layman and then became a Dominican friar and priest. He was named the first resident bishop of Chiapas and the first officially appointed “protector of the Indians.” His extensive writings, the best known of which are “A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” and “Historia de Las Indias” (History of the Indies), record the first decades of the colonization of the West Indies. He described the atrocities committed by the colonizers against the indigenous peoples.

This coin has a small edition of only 100 pieces.

Additionally, this gold coin has been certified by the NGC with the PF68 Ultra Cameo grade.

Details:

Country: Cuba

Mint: Empresa Cubana de Acuñaciones, Havana, Cuba

Year: 1992

Series: Hispanic-American figures

Face value: 100 pesos (100 CUP)

Currency: Cuban Peso

Material: gold

Fineness: .999

Weight: 31.1 g

Diameter: 38 mm

Edition: 100

Feature: NGC PF68 Ultra Cameo

Front:

Cuban coat of arms, country name as curved legend on top, denomination below, 2 five-pointed stars on the sides, a rope design near the edge on top half, a native design on bottom.

Lettering:

REPUBLICA DE CUBA

1 OUNCE 100 PESOS AU 0.999

Back:

Half figure of Bartolomé de las Casas writing, event and year as curved legend on upper half, native design on lower half, figure name as curved legend below image, date of issue and mint mark on left.

Labeling:

★ V CENTENARIO 1492 ★

1992

FRAY BARTOLOMÉ DE LAS CASAS