Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Country in the Caribbean (1844-1861, 1863-present)

Location: Greater Antilles

Capital City: Santo Domingo

Government type: Republic

Main languages: Spanish

Main religions: Catholic Christianity

Chronology

1844: Independence from Haiti

1844-1856: Dominican War of Independence

1861: Spanish annexation

1863-1865: Dominican restoration war

1863: Independence restored from Spain

1905-1941: United States protectorate

1930-1961: Trujillo Era, country dominated by dictator Raphael Trujillo

1916-1924: US Occupation

Currency

First Peso (1844-1877)

1 Peso = 8 Reales

Second Peso (1877-1905)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Franco (1891)

1 Franco = 5 Pesos = 100 Centesimos

Third Peso (1937-present)

1 Peso = 100 Centavos

Coins from the Dominican Republic in the collection

First Republic (1844-1861)

•1/4 Real, 1848 (brass, KM#2)

Second Republic (1863-present)

•1 Centavo, 1877 (brass, Scovill Manufacturing Company (Waterbury, CT) KM#3)

•5 Centavo, 1877 (cupronickel, Scovill Manufacturing Company (Waterbury, CT) KM#5)

•1 Centavo, 1957 (bronze, Philadelphia mint, KM#17)

•1 Centavo, 1984 (cupronickel, Mexico City mint, KM#60)

•5 Centavo, 1961 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#18)

•5 Centavo, 1963 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#26) Commemorative: 100th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Dominican Republic

•5 Centavo, 1980 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#49)

•5 Centavo, 1983 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#59)

•10 Centavo, 1973 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#19a)

•10 Centavo, 1981 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#50)

•10 Centavo, 1984 (copper-plated zinc, Mexico City mint, KM#64)

•10 Centavo, 1989 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#70)

•25 Centavo, 1967 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#20a.1)

•25 Centavo, 1981 (cupronickel, Philadelphia mint, KM#51)

•25 Centavo, 1984 (cupronickel, Mexico City mint, KM#61.1)

•25 Centavo, 1986 (cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#61.2)

•25 Centavo, 1987 (cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#61.2)

•25 Centavo, 1991 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#71.2)

•1/2 Peso, 1973 (cupronickel, London mint, KM#21a.2)

•1/2 Peso, 1980 (cupronickel, San Francisco mint, KM#52)

•1/2 Peso, 1986 (cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#62.2)

•1/2 Peso, 1989 (nickel-plated steel, Winnipeg mint, KM#73.1)

•1 Peso, 1955 (silver (.900), Philadelphia mint, KM#23) Commemorative: 25th Anniversary of the Trujillo Era

•1 Peso, 1983 (cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#63)

•1 Peso, 1986 (cupronickel, KM#65b, proof) Commemorative: 15th Central American and Caribbean Games

•1 Peso, 1991 (brass, Winnipeg mint, KM#80.1)

•1 Peso, 1997 (brass, Warsaw mint, KM#80.2)

•1 Peso, 2000 (brass, Winnipeg mint, KM#80.3)

•1 Peso, 2005 (brass, Winnipeg mint, KM#80.3)

•5 Peso, 1997 (stainless steel center in brass ring, KM#88) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

•10 Peso, 2005 (brass center in cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#106)

•10 Peso, 2008 (brass center in cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#106)

•10 Peso, 2015 (brass center in cupronickel, Winnipeg mint, KM#106)

•25 Peso, 2008 (cupronickel, Madrid mint, KM#107)

Banknotes from the Dominican Republic in the collection

Second Republic (1863-present)

•1 Peso, 1977 (P#108)

•5 Peso, 1990 (P#131)

•10 Peso, 1978 (P#119)

•50 Peso, 2014 (P#189)