Куба 25 сентаво 1988 ND Carlos J. Finlay KM# 360 UNC Финли, Финлей
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Country Cuba
Type Non circulating coin
Year 1988
Value 25 Centavos (0.25 CUP)
Metal Copper-nickel
Weight 6.3 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1988
References KM# 360
Commemorative issue
155th. anniversary of Finlay's Birth.
Obverse
National arms within wreath, denomination below
Lettering:
* REPUBLICA DE CUBA *
25 CENTAVOS
Reverse
Bust at right looking left, in background landscape
dates below
Lettering:
CARLOS J. FINLAY
1833-1988
Engraver: Belisario Alvarez Collado
Edge Smooth
Comments
Carlos J. Finlay (born Juan Carlos Finlay) was a cuban physician and biologist, who discovered and described the transmition of the yellow fever thru the mosquito "Aedes Aegitpti".
His method to fight the disease, erradicated it from Cuba in only 7 months, and allowed the completion of the Panama Channel.
Cuba government stated the prize "Carlos J. Finlay" that UNESCO grants every 2 years to investigators on microbiology themes (inmunology, molecular biology, genetics, etc.), that outstandingly contribute to health.
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| Country | Cuba |
|---|---|
| Type | Non circulating coin |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 25 Centavos (0.25 CUP) |
| Metal | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 6.3 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1988 |
| References | KM# 360 |
