Starting January 1999
Havana Factories
Ciudad de La Habana – Havana
Carlos Balino, formerly El Rey del Mundo, CB | EGD |
Briones Montoto, formerly Romeo Y Julieta, BM | EDC |
Ela Laguito, formerly, EL | EUN |
Fernandeo Perez German, formerly Partagas, FPG | EAT |
Miguel Fernandez Roig, formerly La Corona, FR | EOG |
Jose Marti, formerly H. Upmann, JM | ECA |
Juan Cano Sainz, formerly Por Larranaga, PL | EEO |
Heros de Moncads, HM | ENI |
Month Number Codes | Year Number Codes | ||
January | UN | 1 | N |
February | UE | 2 | E |
March | UT | 3 | T |
April | UA | 4 | A |
May | UG | 5 | G |
June | UI | 6 | I |
July | UD | 7 | D |
August | UO | 8 | O |
September | UC | 9 | C |
October | NU | 0 | U |
November | NN | ||
December | NE |
The Cuban Government places secret codes on the bottom of each box of cigars. As of January 1999 this code has just been changed. Above is the new code. Example: A box marked ECA UDCC, indicates manufactured at the Jose Marti factory in July of 1999.