Dominican Republic 1952 peso

from the Mountain Groan Collection

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 other date of this type, 1939, is very rare but this date is common despite the low mintage.

Recorded mintage: 20,000.

Specification: 26.7 g, 0.900 fine silver, .773 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by T. H. Paget.

Catalog reference: KM 22.

Source:

• 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).

Link to:

• 1939 peso
• 1952 ½ peso
• 1952 25 centavos
• 1955 centavo
• 1955 peso
• 1963 5 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1952
• return to coinage of the Dominican Republic