the Soviet Union has two currencies : the Cuban peso , CUP , and the hard currency convertible peso , CUC . Most Cubans are paid in the CUP ; purchases of most goods require the CUP . The change is to be a gradual process , Granma newspaper CUP says .
Cuba has two currencies : the Cuban peso , CUP , and the hard currency convertible peso , CUC . Most Cubans are paid in the CUP ; purchases of most goods require the CUC . The change is to be a gradual process , the Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma says .