Catalog
10 Centavos
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 1978-1981 |
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| Value | 10 Centavos |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a facing bust of a bearded gentleman wearing a bow tie and formal attire, centered in the field. The denomination '10 CENTAVOS' arcs along the left periphery and the weight specification '2 1/2 GRAMOS' arcs along the right periphery, each flanked by small five-pointed stars. The date appears in the exergue below the portrait. The portrait is rendered in high relief consistent with proof coinage standards. |
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These are pattern strikes — the KM#Pn prefixes confirm it. The Dominican Republic issued patterns through this period as the Banco Central evaluated potential coinage reforms, most of which never advanced to circulation strikes. Four separate pattern references across a three-year window suggests iterative design or alloy testing rather than a single rejected proposal. That the metal specification held at .900 silver throughout is notable; circulating Dominican coinage had long since abandoned silver by this point.