Dominican Republic 1967 1/2 peso

from the Acanthite Collection

from the Acanthite Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck 1967-1968 to supersede the previous silver issues. The issue of 1973 and 1975 is similar but has a reeded edge.

Recorded mintage: 1,500,000.

Specification: 12.5 g, Copper-Nickel, 30.5 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 21a.1.

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:

• 1963 ½ peso, restoration of the republic
• 1963 5 centavos
• 1968 half peso
• 1975 10 centavos
• Coins and currency dated 1967
• return to the coins of the Dominican Republic