On April 17, 1961, a small army of 1,500 Cuban exiles backed by the US government landed at the Bay of Pigs in the hope of overthrowing the Castro regime. To prepare for this great event that would doubtlessly be the start of a successful military campaign, the CIA struck commemorative coins.
Alas, for the Cuban exile troops and the people of Cuba, Castro's forces knew about the invasion and quickly defeated it. This silver coin was, as a result, never circulated.
-via Super Punch | Photos: CIA
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@Wiremu - Your comments come off more arrogant than open-minded.
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? I should have bought one of the North Korea Summit commemorative coins when the price was reduced to $19.95.
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Probably alas for the people of California, when the Americans took it from Mexico.Alas for the people of Hawaii when the Americans took it from the Hawaiians.History books ! Often works of fiction.
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Alas for the people of Cuba ?Guess I read different history books from you.Maybe we should both go there and interview some people who were living there in the late fifties, early sixties, get the real story, not what some people want you to hear.Then we go back to the three decades around the years 4-33, check out if that bloke REALLY came back from the dead !Lol, some people tell stories in the hope of making you do what they want ... my dad tried to make me think for myself, which I think I do, but it is hard to get to the facts sometimes.Open mind people ! Open your minds.
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dang
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