According to a press release dated 15 November 2019, the Banco Central de Cuba has introduced a new 500-peso note commemorating the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of Havana.


Like B917, but with commemorative text at lower center front, and new design on back.

Courtesy of Aravind Dhanasekaran.

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Like B908j, but new date (2016). Series CQ-32 - CR-25.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B906s, but new date (2018). Series DV-05.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B906q, but new date (2016). Series DT-33.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B905e, but new date (2017). Series EQ-09.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like BFX907f, but new signature (Irma Margarita Martinez Castrillon) and new date (2017). Series CI.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like 905d, but new date. Series EP64.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

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Like B908i, but new date (2015). Series CP-88.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B902b, but new date (2016). Series GM-11.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B912f, but new date (2015). Series AI-03.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B903b, but new date (2006). Series FC-15.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B905c, but new date (2015). Series EO-35.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like BFXP906b, but new date (2016). Series BD. Replacement notes: Series BZ.

Courtesy of Hans Seems.

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Like BFXP905d, but new date (2016). Series AF. Replacement notes: Series AZ.

Courtesy of Hans Seems.

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Like B910i, but new date (2015). Series BM-01.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B905b, but new date (2014). Series EN-09.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like BFX907e, but new date (2013). Prefix CH 16.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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B916 (P130): 200 pesos (US$7.60)
Orange, brown, and blue-gray. Front: Bank logo; student reformer, Frank Isaac País García. Back: CIUDAD ESCOLAR 26 DE JULIO (city school 26 July) building and palm trees in Santiago de Cuba. Windowed security thread with demetalized BCC 200. Watermark: Celia Sánchez Manduley and electrotype 200. Printer: (IDS). 150 x 70 mm.
a. 2010. Sig. 2. Series HA03. Intro: 01.02.2015.



B917 (P131): 100 pesos (US$19)
Green, red, and purple. Front: Bank logo; revolutionary, Ignacio Agramonte y Loynáz. Back: ASAMBLEA CONSTITUYENTE DE GUAIMARO (Constituent Assembly in Guáimaro, 10 April 1869) with Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and others gathered around a table with flags a portraits. Windowed security thread with demetalized BCC 500. Watermark: Celia Sánchez Manduley and electrotype 500. Printer: (IDS). 150 x 70 mm.
a. 2010. Sig. 2. Series IA12. Intro: 01.02.2015.



B98 (P132): 1,000 pesos (US$38)
Red, orange, and brown. Front: Bank logo; founder of the “internationalized” Cuban Communist Party, Julio Antonio Mella McPartland. Back: UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA (University of Havana). Windowed security thread with demetalized BCC 1000. Watermark: Celia Sánchez Manduley and electrotype 1000. Printer: (IDS). 150 x 70 mm.
a. 2010. Sig. 2. Series JA14. Intro: 01.02.2015.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

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Like B912e, but new date (2014). Prefix AH03.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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3 pesos, 2005. Like B903a, but new date. Prefix FB04.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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According to various sources, on 1 February 2015 the Banco Central de Cuba will introduce new 200-, 500-, and 1,000-peso notes to ease economic transactions as currently the largest denomination is the 100-peso note (BCC B12).

All three notes are dated 2010 and measure 150 x 70 mm.

• The orange 200-peso note features a portrait of Frank País on front and city school 26 July on back.
• The green 500-peso note features a portrait of Ignacio Agramonte on front and an image of the Constituent Assembly Guáimaro on back.
• The red 1,000-peso note features a portrait of Julio Antonio Mella on front and a view of the University of Havana on back.

The notes will be protected against counterfeiting by windowed security threads, watermarks of Celia Sanchez and the portrait of the note plus electrotype denomination, and microprinting. There are also intaglio printed marks to assist the visually impaired.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana, Raul Perez-Alejo Neyra, Johnny Mollindo, Emilio Jesús, Cleo Phas, and Yigal Arkin.

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Like B906, but new date (2014).

Like B908, but new date (2014).

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B910h, but new date (2014) and watermark of Calixto García e Iñiguez instead of Celia Sánchez Manduley. Series BL-02.

Courtesy of Ygial Arkin.

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Like B902a, but new date (2011). Series GL-04.

Courtesy of Ygial Arkin.

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According to an article on Havana Times dated 19 August 2014, the Central Bank of Cuba will soon issue 2014-dated notes in denominations of 20, 50, and 100 pesos which are like the current notes (BCC B8, B10, and B12, respectively), but the watermarks will be changed from Celia Sánchez Manduley to match the portrait engraved on the note (Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán, Calixto García e Iñiguez, and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, respectively), and the denomination will be added to the watermark as an electrotype element. The watermarks for the 5- and 10-peso notes remains that of Celia Sánchez Manduley, but will also have the denomination added as an electrotype element.

Courtesy of Philip Martin and Yigal.

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Like B906n, but new date (2013). Prefix DO.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B905a, but new date (2012). Prefix EM.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B912d, but new date (2013) and signature. Prefix AG.

Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).

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Like BFX905c, but new date (2013).

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B912c, but new date (2008).

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B906m, but new date (2012).

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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100 pesos, 2007. Like B912b, but new date.

Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.

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Like B908g, but new date (2013).

Courtesy of Ricardo G. Ramírez.

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According to a BBC article dated 22 October 2013, Cuba intends to reform its financial sector, doing away with the two-currency system wherein the convertible peso (CUC) used by tourists is pegged to the US dollar and the regular peso (CUP) used by Cubans is worth considerably less. The council of ministers has not said when the change would be implemented, though some Cuban economists are predicting within the next 18 months.

Courtesy of Jim "Rubycored" Chen.

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Like B906l, but new date (2011). Signature Ernesto Medina Villaveirán, prefix DM.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like B910g, but new date (2013).

Courtesy of Raul Perez-Alejo Neyra.

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Like B910f, but new signature and date (2012). Series BJ.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like BFX910b, but new date (2011), new signature (Ernesto Medina Villaveirán), and prefix FD. The new signature is printed atop the embossed old signature.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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100 pesos, 2005. Like P129, but new date and prefix AD.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like BFX908d, but new date (2012), new signature (Ernesto Medina Villaveirán), and new prefix DG.

Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger and Orocondor.

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Like B908f, but new date (2012), prefix CM, and new signature.

Courtesy of Filippo Proietti Pannunzi.

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Like BFX907d, new date (2012) and new prefix CG.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

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Like BFX908c, but new date (2011) and new signature.

Notice that the new signature is printed atop the embossing of the preceding signature. This new inked signature atop old embossed signature is also confirmed on 20-peso note dated 2009 and 1-peso convertible note dated 2011.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Raul Perez Alejo.

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The prefixes on modern Cuban notes follow a very predicatble system:

All 20-peso notes have a series or prefix consisting of two characters (the first always C) followed by a dash and a two-digit number. When the year changes, the second letter in the prefix advances alphabetically. At least that's how it works for every other denomination, but there's an oddity with the 20-peso note.

From the images above, we can see a 20-peso note dated 2002 (P118) with prefix CD, followed by another 2002 dated note with prefix CE, and finally the commemorative dated 2003 (P126) with prefix CF.

It's possible that there exists a non-commemorative 20-peso note dated 2003 with prefix CE. If anyone can provide scans of same, it would be greatly appreciated.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and David Jones.

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Rumors recently surfaced in a Colombia Reports article dated 2 April 2012 that the back of Colombia’s 1,000-peso (US$0.55) note (Pick 450 and 456)—first issued in 2001—contains an image of Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, as a young student in the crowd behind Colombian presidential candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala. However, in a follow-up article, the banknote’s designer, Jose Antonio Suarez, denies that he inserted Castro into the crowd and insists the likeness is merely a coincidence. According to the article, Banco de la República de Colombia plans to replace the 1,000-peso note with a coin in October.

Courtesy of Christof Zellweger.

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Like B908e, but new date (2009) and signature.

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Courtesy of David Murcek (www.themonetaryunit.com).

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According to a BBC report dated 14 March 2011, Cuba is devaluing the convertible peso by approximately 8% to place it at par with the US dollar in an effort to boost exports and local production, and to make travel to Cuba more affordable to tourists.

Courtesy of Aidan Work.

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Like B901h, but new date (2009).

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like B906k, but new date (2010) and new signature.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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At first glance these two notes appear to be 2005-dated varieties of PFX44 and PFX45 (which are both dated 2004), respectively, but there are additional colors on front, with several items rendered in two tones, and the serial number placement and orientation is new, too.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like B906j, but new date (2009).

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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Like B910e, but new date (2009).

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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1 peso (US$1), 2001. Like P121, but new date.

Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.

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10 pesos (US$10), 2007 and 2008. Like PFX49, but new dates.

Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.

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Like BFX907b, but new date (2008).

Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.

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1 peso (US$1), 2007. Like BFX905a, but new date.

Courtesy of Stein Langørgen.

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Like B901g, but new date (2008).

Courtesy of Dr. Manjunath P. Iyer.

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1 peso (US$1), 2007. Like B901f, but new date, security thread, and Celia Sánchez watermark instead of BCC.

Courtesy of Jarno Komulainen and Frank van Tiel.

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On 18 December 2006, the Banco Central de Cuba issued new convertible peso (CUC) notes. The front of each denomination remains similar to the previous family (Pick FX37 - FX45), which will be gradually withdrawn from circulation. Instead of the national shield which appeared on the backs of all denominations in the previous family, the new notes have individualized backs. Furthermore, an electrotype watermark of the denomination has been added to the watermark portrait of José Martí and BCC appears as a latent image. 150 x 70 mm.


1 convertible peso, 2006. Dark green, tan, and yellow. Monument to José Martí in Havana. Death of José Martí in combat atop horse at Battle of Dos Rios on back.


3 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, pink, and light green. Monument to Ernesto Che Guervara in Santa Clara. Battle of Santa Clara: tank, derailed train, and soldiers with grenade, machine gun, and rifle on back.


5 convertible pesos, 2006. Green, orange, and yellow. Monument to Antonio Maceo in Havana. Protesta de Baraguá: Cuban general Antonio Maceo Grajales and Spanish captain general Arsenio Martínez de Campos y Antón in hammocks on back.


10 convertible pesos, 2006. Brown, blue, and green. Monument to Máximo Gómez in Havana. Revolution Energetica: electric power plant, pick-up truck, and linesman on back.


20 convertible pesos, 2006. Dark blue, light blue, and yellow/green. Monument to Camilo Cienfuegos. Operation Miracle: eye doctors performing surgery and passengers deplaning a jet on back.


50 convertible pesos, 2006. Purple, orange, and yellow. Monument to Calixto García in Havana. Marchers carrying flags and banners that read “Trincheras de Ideas Valen Mas Que Trinchera De Piedra” and “La Batalla de Ideas” on back.


100 convertible pesos, 2006. Red, orange, and bright yellow. Monument to Carlos Manuel de Céspedes. Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA): satellite dish, map, woman and man reading, oil refinery on back.

Courtesy of Banco Central de Cuba.

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Like B907 (directly above), but new date (2006), low-vision dots in upper right, and lower serial number now to right of signature, not in border.

Courtesy of Claudio Marana.

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A new Cuban 1-peso note has been reported. At first glance, this appears to be just a new date (2003 versus 2002) variety of Pick 121. However, closer examination reveals subtle differences. On the front, the series letters (GD in example above) are green, not red. On the back, the yellow underprint is missing (compare P121 detail above left with that of 2003 issue above right). It is unclear as to whether this is an intentional design change or a printing error. Readers with other examples of the new note are encouraged to share their information.

Courtesy of Frank van Tiel.

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Like BFX905e, but new signature (Irma Margarita Martinez Castrillon) and new date (2017). Series AG.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B910j, but new date (2016). Series BO-79.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B906r, but new signature and new date (2017). Series DU-24.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B908k, but new signature and new date (2017). Series CS-38.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B910k, but new signature and new date (2018). Series BP-10.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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Like B912h, but new signature and new date (2017). Series AK-49.

Courtesy of Yigal Arkin.

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