Cuban peso was created in 1857.
Cuban convertible peso was created in 1994.
CUP (nonconvertible Cuban peso) and CUC (convertible Cuban peso)
The Cuban Peso.
The currency used in Cuba is the Cuban Peso (CUP) and the Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC).
You cannot buy either Cuban Peso or Cuban Convertible Pesos outside of Cuba. CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso) is for the tourists and you can only buy that in Cuba. You can buy at the airport or at your hotel. The Cuban Pesos is not sold to tourists... and avoid street exchanges!!
Cuban Peso
The Cuban peso is the national currency of Cuba.
The value of a 1932 Cuban Peso depends on its condition. In very good condition, such a coin is valued at about 67 US dollars.
The monetary system of Cuba is a dual-value decimal based system, with the primary unit of Cuban money being called the Peso. There are two separate currencies circulating in Cuba: that based on the National Cuban Peso and that based on the Cuban Convertible Peso. The Cuban Convertible Peso, also called the chavito, is used mostly be tourists and for purchasing luxury items. Cuban citizens are paid their wages in the National Cuban Peso, and it is this currency in which staple goods and foods are traded. The exchange rate between them is officially 1 to 1, but the reality is that the Convertible Peso is worth 24 to 25 National Pesos.The names and relative values of the coins depicted above are, (top row, National currency,) from left to right: * One Centavos - 1/100 of a Peso * Five Centavos - 5/100 of a Peso * Ten Centavos - 10/100 of a Peso * Twenty-five Centavos - 25/100 of a Peso * Fifty Centavos - 50/100 of a Peso * One Peso - 100/100, 1 full Peso * Three Pesos -300/100, 3 full Pesos Bottom row, (Convertible currency) from left to right: * Five Centavos - 5/100 of a Peso * Ten Centavos - 10/100 of a Peso * Twenty-five Centavos -25/100 of a Peso
Cuba's official currency is the Cuban Peso. The Cuban Convertible Peso was introduced to take out all foreign currencies from circulation, and offer an alternative that is in almost all senses equal to US dollars.
Cuban peso (CUP) and Convertible peso (CUC).
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