1 Centavo

The Dominican Republic's centavo coinage of this period was produced almost entirely at the Philadelphia Mint under contract, a dependency that reflected the country's limited domestic minting infrastructure. Through the Trujillo dictatorship — which spanned nearly the entire date range of this type — coins bore the national imagery while the regime carefully controlled every symbol of state authority, including its currency.

The 25-year span without a design change was no accident under Trujillo.