An article published September 14, 2015 in CoinWeek describes a planned tour of numismatic sites in Cuba. -Editor
You are invited to travel to Havana, Cuba for a unique numismatic experience. For the first time ever, Dana Reed from ASC INTERNATIONAL USA
in Tampa Fl has put together a 5 day numismatic adventure to explore the history of Cuban coins, currency and recovered treasures from the Spanish
Colonial era.
The trip includes visits to the Cuban National Mint and National Bank, a private visit to the Cuba Numismatic Museum to tour historic
recovered treasures, and discussions with Cuban experts on the future of the Cuban monetary system and peso conversion.
The Trip Package, scheduled from November 24 – 28th and departing from Tampa Fl., includes the following:
- Air plane ticket
- Cuban Visa
- OFAC License
- Five Days Four Night stay @ Melia Cohiba hotel
- All breakfasts, three lunches and two dinners
- All ground transportation
- English speaking tour guide
- Complete access to all Museums included in the program
- Meetings with International Banking, Economic and Numismatic specialists
- Tour of Old Havana
- Tour to Varadero.
PRICE PER PERSON IN DOUBLE ROOM $ 2,500.00 Full program (Add $ 300.00 to each package for single room occupancy).
Special – Groups of 3 or more are only $2250
Here's an excerpt from the trip itinerary. -Editor
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY
Full breakfast at Hotel. Meeting with Cuban National Bank authorities. Private visit of the Cuba Numismatic Museum (Castillo de la Real
Fuerza) which is the castle fort in port of Havana and now the home to the Cuban treasure museum. We will get a private behind the scenes tour with
the curator of the museum. The renowned Cuban historian, Alberto Prieto, will give a lecture on the history of the role Cuba played during the
colonial period as the central location of Spain’s new world colonial empire and the administrative role Cuba played as the logistics center of the
wealth of gold and silver plundered from Central and South America and it’s transshipment back to Spain. The museum has three exhibition halls and a
collection that includes more than one hundred sixty thousand pieces representing all continents. Lunch at El Templete Restaurant. Guided walking
tour of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dinner at La Moneda Cubana Restaurant.
DAY 3 – THURSDAY
Full breakfast at Hotel. Meeting with Cuban economy experts. Discussion on Cuban peso conversion and future of the Cuban monetary system.
Visit to the Cuban National Mint. Visit Art Fuster’s Project and Gallery. Lunch at la Fontana Paladar. Visit to San Jose flea market one of
the famous handicraft market of Old Havana where you can purchase all sorts of crafts and souvenirs by local artisans. Dinner at La
Moraleja Paladar.
To read the complete article, see:
Travel to
Havana for a Unique Numismatic Experience Exploring the History of Cuban Coins
(www.coinweek.com/world-mints/travel-to-havana-for-a-unique-numismatic-experience-exploring-the-history-of-cuban-coins/)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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