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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Dominican Republic (1844-date) |
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| Year | 1897 |
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| Currency | Peso (1844-1905) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DOMINICANA DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD 21/2 GRAMOS A (Translation: Dominican Republic God Homeland Liberty 21/2 Grams A) |
| Reverse description | A left-facing draped bust of a female allegorical figure occupies the central field, rendered in low relief in the neoclassical style. The denomination 10 CENTAVOS is inscribed to the left of the bust, while the date 1897 appears to the right. The design is contained within a plain raised rim. |
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The Dominican Republic's billon issues of the 1890s were struck under chronic fiscal pressure, the government having defaulted on its foreign debt and operating largely through currency manipulation. KM#13 was produced in Paris at the Monnaie de Paris, the republic lacking any domestic minting capacity throughout this period. The .350 fine standard was a deliberate debasement from earlier issues, chosen to stretch silver reserves while maintaining a nominally silver-bearing coinage.
Circulation examples are frequently found heavily worn or corroded — the high copper content made these coins particularly susceptible to the Caribbean climate.