Dominican Republic 1947 1/2 peso
This specimen was lot 33552 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "Dominican Republic: Republic 1/2 Peso 1947 MS65 PCGS. A scarcer date, presenting lovely toned fields and sharp motifs." The specimen shown was struck for the Dominican Republic towards the end of the regime of Rafael Trujillo, among the more brutal of Latin America's long roll of bloodthirsty dictators. Soon after his assassination in 1961, the capital, which he had renamed Ciudad Trujillo, reverted to its former name, Santo Domingo. The type was struck 1937-61; this date is common up thru Extremely Fine.
Recorded mintage: 200,000.
Specification: 12.5 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 21.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
- Remick, Jerome H., and Alcedo Almanzar, The Coinage of the Dominican Republic, San Antonio, TX: no date (c. 1965).
- Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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