This information as come from CNX Cigars.
For years the original "NIVELACUSO"
box codes remained the mainstay. It took years for the original
codes to be cracked, but over time they became widely known
by most Cuban cigar connoisseurs. Habanos S.A. had been
threatening for years to change the codes and in early 1999
they did so. The new codes supercede all of the existing
codes and were regarded as "super top secret"
by Habanos officials. Some boasted they doubted they ever
would be cracked.
ORIGINAL CUBAN BOX CODES:
Havana Factories - Fábricas
de La Habana
Ciudad de La Habana - Havana
Briones Montoto, formerly Romeo y Julieta BM
Carlos Baliño, formerly El Rey del Mundo CB
El Habanero EH
El Laguito EL
Francisco Pérez Germán, formerly Partagás
FPG
Miguel Fernández Roig, formerly La Corona FR
Juan Cano Sainz, formerly Por Larrañaga JCS
José Marti, formerly H. Upmann JM
Héroes de Moncada HM
Las Mambisas LM
Provincial Factories - Fábricas de Provincias
Cienfuegos Province
Cienfuegos region (same as CFGS) CFG
Cienfuegos region (same as CFG) CFGS
Francisco Donantien, Pinar Del Rio region FD
Las Villas region LV
Ricardo Donatien, Pinar del Rio region RD
Sancti-Spirítus region SS
Tobacos Lázaro Peña, San Antonio region TLP
Granma, Bayamo region TTB
Holguín region TTH
Villa Clara, Santa Clara region (same as VSC) VC
Villa Santa Clara, Santa Clara region (same as VC) VSC
Date Codes
1 N
2 I
3 V
4 E
5 L
6 A
7 C
8 U
9 S
0 O
Typical Formats Decoded
FPG Francisco Perez German
OCSC 07/97
BMNNSA Briones Montoto 11/96
JM-N0SV Jose Marti 10/93
NISC-TLP-02 12/97 Tobias Lazaro Pena 02
VC1-ISU Villa Clara 1 2/98
NEW YEAR 2000 DATE CODES:
| IN ENGLISH |
IN SPAINSH |
CODE |
January |
Enero |
ENE |
February |
Febrero |
FEB |
March |
Marzo |
MAR |
April |
Abril |
ABR |
May |
Mayo |
MAY |
June |
Junio |
JUN |
July |
Julio |
JUL |
August |
Agosto |
AGO |
September |
Setiembre |
SET |
October |
Octubre |
OCT |
November |
Moviembre |
NOV |
December |
Diciembre |
DIC |
Year Codes
The new Date Codes are five digits:
XXXYY
The first three digits "XXX"
represent the month portion of the code while the last two
digits "YY" represent the year.
