The arms of the Dominican Republic with the denomination to the left and below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
1 PESO
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD (Translation: Dominican Republic God Fatherland Liberty)
Reverse description
Portrait of Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez (1813-1876), one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic, facing left and the date below with the inscription `DUARTE` either on the neck or on the side.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
PADRE DE LA PATRIA
DUARTE
2002 (Translation: Father of the Fatherland)
Edge
Plain with 11 angles.
Mint
Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date) Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date)