Catalog
1 Centavo
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 1978-1981 |
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| Composition | Silver (.900) (Copper .100) |
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| Obverse lettering | DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD REPUBLICA DOMINICANA (Translation: God Fatherland Liberty Dominican Republic) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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These are pattern pieces — Pn designations confirm they never reached circulation — struck during a period when the Dominican Republic was experimenting with coinage specifications ahead of a series revision. The .900 silver composition for a one-centavo denomination is economically absurd by design; patterns routinely use precious metal regardless of the intended circulating alloy, partly for archival permanence and partly for presentation to government officials overseeing the approval process.
Four separate pattern references across a four-year span suggest the design or specification went through multiple rejection cycles before resolution.