Dominican Republic 1955 centavo

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck for the Dominican Republic 1937-61. This date was issued 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.

Recorded mintage: 3,000,000.

Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

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).
• Stickney, Brian, A Monetary History of Central America, New York: American Numismatic Society, 2017.

Link to:

• 1947 centavo
• 1952 peso
• 1955 peso "Trujillo"
• 1955 30 pesos
• 1956 25 centavos
• 1957 centavo
• Coins and currency dated 1955
• return to coins of the Dominican Republic