Design stays classic; serials and printers do the juggling. The 500s are dated 2024, the 1,000s 2025—both aimed squarely at everyday cash use.
The Banco Central de Cuba (BCC) has pushed fresh batches of 500 CUP (dated 2024) and 1,000 CUP (dated 2025) into circulation. Designs and core security remain familiar; what’s new are signatures and printers: selected 500s carry the signature of Juana Lilia Delgado Portal and were printed by Goznak with a three-letter series (IGA). The 1,000s are dated 2025 and printed domestically by Impresos de Seguridad, keeping the long-running layout but with the usual windowed “BCC 1000” thread. Source snapshots via BanknoteNews (500), BanknoteNews (1,000) and the Banknote.ws updates board.
What changed—and what didn’t
Don’t expect fresh portraits or layouts: Ignacio Agramonte still fronts the 500 and Julio Antonio Mella the 1,000. The suite of features (intaglio, watermark, windowed thread) remains in place. The real tells this time are signature lines, serial formats, and who printed what—useful for collectors and counterfeit screeners alike.
Cuba: Signatures, printers & series: how to spot the new lots
Signature: the new lines show Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, who became Ministra Presidenta of the BCC on 2 Feb 2024. Printers: the 500-peso 2024 batch exists from two printers; the variety highlighted here is the Goznak print with a three-letter series. The 1,000-peso 2025 issue is confirmed from Impresos de Seguridad with the customary two-letter series and a clean, sans-serif serial font.
Cuba 500 pesos — 2024 variety (Goznak)
- Portrait / type
- Ignacio Agramonte · standard circulating
- Date on note
- 2024
- Printer
- Goznak (Russian Federation)
- Series format
- IGA (three letters; serif serial font)
- Signature
- Juana Lilia Delgado Portal (Ministra Presidenta)
- Security thread
- Windowed, demetalized “BCC 500” (as prior issues)
- Dimensions
- 150 × 70 mm · paper substrate
- Design change
- None (layout unchanged)
- Refs
- BanknoteNews · Numista
Cuba 1,000 pesos — 2025 variety (Impresos de Seguridad)
- Portrait / type
- Julio Antonio Mella · standard circulating
- Date on note
- 2025
- Printer
- Impresos de Seguridad (Havana)
- Series format
- Two letters (sans-serif serial font)
- Security thread
- Windowed, demetalized “BCC 1000”
- Dimensions
- 150 × 70 mm · paper substrate
- Design change
- None (layout unchanged)
- Refs
- BanknoteNews · Numista (ES)
Context for series nerds: a 2024 1,000-peso variety also appeared earlier with a three-letter series and different production trail; the 2025 return to two letters matches Cuba’s long-running pattern for this denomination.
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Highlights Facts • Collector Tips • Did You Know?
Facts & Curiosities
- New lots: 500 CUP (date 2024) and 1,000 CUP (date 2025).
- 500-peso (Goznak) carries a three-letter IGA series.
- 1,000-peso (IdS) sticks to a two-letter series with sans-serif serials.
Collector Tips
- Build a printer pair for 500 CUP 2024 (IdS vs Goznak).
- Screen 1,000 CUP 2025 for the windowed “BCC 1000” thread and clean serial font.
- Note the signature line: Delgado Portal distinguishes late-2024/2025 varieties.
Did You Know?
- The 500 shows Ignacio Agramonte; the 1,000 shows Julio Antonio Mella.
- Recent 500-peso issues shifted watermark subjects over time; variety spotting is half the fun.
- Impresos de Seguridad has printed many modern CUP notes; Goznak appears on select runs.
Sources & official reads
- BanknoteNews: 500-peso new signature (Goznak, 2024) · BanknoteNews: 1,000-peso new date 2025 (IdS)
- Numista: 500-peso 2010–2024 entry (printer/series notes) · Numista (ES): 1,000-peso entry (thread & series)
- Banknote.ws: latest additions (Cuba 500/1000 updates) · Banknote.ws: Cuba banknotes hub
- BCC: Delgado Portal appointed Ministra Presidenta (2 Feb 2024)
