Dominican Republic 1957 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: 5,000,000.

Specification: 3 g, bronze, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

Source:

• 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).
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1955 centavo
• 1955 peso "Trujillo"
• 1956 25 centavos
• 1961 25 centavos
• 1969 centavo, F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1957
• return to Dominican Republic