1897 Cuban Silver 1 Peso Souvenier Type I, PAT.97

This is the Type I coin, with PAT.97 in scripted on neck, and wide date is the rarest of all varieties known of the 1987 Souvenir Peso. Issued in 1897

This silver (.900) Cuban coin was issued in the United States to collect funds for the war agaisnt Spain. It shows Leonor Molina's profile on one side and the Cuban Coat of Arms on the other. After the Republic was founded this coin was accepted as currency in recognition of the faith and economic sacrifice of those that bought it.