Tag: politics

• Heroine Banknotes: Women who Changed the World

  

  Earlier this month the world celebrated International Women’s Day (on March 8). The day recognized the achievements of women across social, political, economic, and cultural spectra. It also commemorated their fight for equality and liberation, which in many places continues today. As Women’s history month marches on, this post is dedicated to several women who…

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  March 24, 2025

  Oceania, South America

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• A Revolutionary Bill and Figure: Cuba’s 3 Peso Note

  

  The Peso (CUP), is Cuba’s national currency and has been circulating within the island nation since 1857 in various forms. Cuba, like many other Caribbean islands and nearby Central American nations have indelible links to Spain manifested in culture, language and monetary policy. As a result, the Peso is quite ubiquitous within the Latin world…

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  May 16, 2024

  Caribbean

  banknotes, capitalist, Che, communist, Cuba, currency, dollars, Guevara, history, island, peso, politics, travel