Cuban peso
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The Cuban peso also known as moneda nacional, is the official currency of Cuba.
A one-peso silver certificate
Prices of price-controlled goods in CUP as of 2011.
Shop in 2016 displaying prices in CUP and CUC.
Gold 5 Peso coin depicting José Martí and the Coat of arms of Cuba, engraved by Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of the United States Mint and struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The 1915 gold 5-peso coin (on average) contains 8.3592 grams of gold (0.9000 fine) and weighs 0.2419 of an ounce.
Cuban convertible peso
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The convertible peso was one of two official currencies in Cuba, the other being the Cuban peso. It had been in limited use since 1994, when its value was pegged 1:1 to the United States dollar.
Cuban peso
…the Castro government called a "Special Period" of difficult economic adjustments for Cuba. From 1994 to 2020 the Cuban peso co-circulated with the Cuban convertible peso (ISO 4217 code "CUC"; colloquially pronounced "kook" in contrast to the CUP, often pronounced "koop"), which was convertible to and fixed against the…
A sign in 2016 informing that prices are in CUC but can be paid in CUP (cash and card admitted). Change was returned in CUC.
Exchange rates in 2013 at the airport.
Gasoline pump showing prices in CUC (1.10 CUC/liter) in 2015.