DS, in Spanish, signed “Che,” one page, 14 x 11, February 7, 1961. A provisional certificate for a $6,000,000.00 bank bond from the Cuban National Bank, registering the terms and conditions of the “Issuance of Bonds for Partial Consolidation of Public Debt, 4%, 1961-1980.” Signed at the conclusion by Guevara as president of the bank. In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. The bonds, which paid 4% interest, were to mature after nineteen years in 1980. Due to the rapid nationalization of industry in Cuba as well as Guevara's mismanagement of the national bank, these bonds quickly lost value in the market, complicating the country's efforts to refinance its sovereign debt. A trade embargo imposed by the United States further complicated matters, forcing Cuba to become financially dependent on the Soviet Union for support.
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