Dominican Republic 1959 10 centavos

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck for the Dominican Republic in 1937-61. This date was at 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. Copper-nickel coins using this design were issued 1967, 1973 and 1975.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 2.50 g, 0.900 fine silver, 17.9 mm diameter, designed by T. H. Paget.

Catalog reference: KM 19.

Source:

• Byrne, Ray, Coins and Tokens of the Caribees, Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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:

• 1956 10 centavos
• 1955 peso "Trujillo"
• 1959 ½ peso
• 1960 25 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1959
• return to coins of the Dominican Republic