Issued by Cuba in 1995, this brilliant, uncirculated world coin features a prominent and fanciful portrait of Mary Read and is one in a series of 6 world coins of Cuba that commemorate the "Piratas del Caribe" (Pirates of the Caribbean). Mary Read is one of the most famous female pirates in history. She was also the one woman who went to sea disguised as a man, who was then captured by a female pirate (Anne Bonny), and turned pirate still masquerading as a man. If you are a world coin collector with an interest in pirates or the Caribbean then this world coin and the others in the series should join your collection.