Museum objects
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Calle Obispo 305 collection
Numismatic Museum of Havana
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First Cuban Peso Notes (Banco Español de La Habana)
Numismatic Museum of Havana · Calle Obispo 305 collection · 1857
The earliest paper peso notes issued in Cuba, by the Spanish Bank of Havana.
Marisol's very first appearance was as a colonial bank's promise — long before anyone imagined she'd end up isolated from the entire global financial system.
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Castillo de la Real Fuerza
Museo de Navegación (housed within fortress)
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Castillo de la Real Fuerza
Museo de Navegación (housed within fortress) · Castillo de la Real Fuerza · 16th century fortress
A historic Spanish colonial fortress in Havana, symbol of the wealth and defense of Spain's Caribbean trade.
Long before Marisol existed, this fortress was already guarding the gold and silver that would define Cuba's colonial economy.
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CUC banknote series
Referenced numismatic archives
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Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) Note
Referenced numismatic archives · CUC banknote series · 1994-2021
A dual-currency system note created to attract foreign tourism dollars while isolating the domestic peso.
For decades, Marisol had to share her own house with a currency built specifically to keep the outside world at arm's length — and closer to her.
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roja44 monograph
Banco de España Archive
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Banco de España Historical Study on Cuban Currency
Banco de España Archive · roja44 monograph · Historical monograph
A Spanish central bank historical study analyzing 19th-century Cuban colonial monetary systems.
Even the bank that once controlled her is still writing papers trying to understand how Marisol survived.
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Day Zero coverage 2021
Al Jazeera archive
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Day Zero Currency Unification Coverage
Al Jazeera archive · Day Zero coverage 2021 · 2021
News photography documenting Cuba's 2021 unification of its dual-currency system into a single peso.
After six decades of living split between two currencies, Marisol finally became one thing again — and the whole world watched it happen.
Primary sources
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Banco de España Historical Study on Cuban Colonial Currency
academic_publication · Historical monograph · Banco de España · Banco de España
Scholarly economic history analysis of 19th-century Cuban monetary policy under Spanish rule.
An in-depth study by Spain's central bank on how Cuba's colonial money system worked.
What Will Cuba's New Single Currency Mean for the Island?
news_article · 2021 · Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera
News analysis of Cuba's 2021 currency unification and its economic implications.
A news article explaining what happened when Cuba merged its two currencies into one in 2021.
Wikipedia: Cuban Peso
encyclopedia_entry · Ongoing · Wikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
Overview reference on the history of the Cuban peso since colonial times.
A general history of Cuba's currency from colonial times to today.
Wikipedia: Cuban Convertible Peso
encyclopedia_entry · Ongoing · Wikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
Reference on the tourist-oriented dual-currency system used in Cuba from 1994-2021.
Background on Cuba's special tourist currency that ran for nearly 30 years.
US Embargo Legislation Archive (Cuban Assets Control Regulations)
legal_document · 1963-present · U.S. Department of Treasury · U.S. Treasury / OFAC
Legal framework underpinning the decades-long U.S. financial embargo affecting the Cuban peso's global convertibility.
The actual U.S. government rules that have cut Cuba off from much of the global financial system for over 60 years.
Where this money travelled
Marisol's peso was born in colonial Havana, and after the 1959 revolution and decades of U.S. embargo, has remained largely isolated from the global financial system.
Havana (Banco Español)23.1136, -82.3666
Castillo de la Real Fuerza23.1478, -82.3553
Miami, Florida25.7617, -80.1918
Moscow55.7558, 37.6173
Washington, D.C.38.9072, -77.0369
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- 5 of 5 objects on this page are cited but not shown — either the rights are not cleared, or we could not verify that an available image really depicts the object. We would rather show you nothing than show you the wrong thing.
- 2 source(s) here are Wikipedia — a tertiary source. It is a pointer, not our evidence. These are being replaced with the primary documents Wikipedia itself cites.
