Name of the country, national coat of arms, year of issue
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA
DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD
REPUBLICA DOMINICANA (Translation: Dominican Republic God Fatherland Liberty Dominican Republic)
Reverse description
Denomination, portrait of one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic - Juan Pablo Duarte
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
DIEZ CENTAVOS
DUARTE (Translation: Ten centavos Duarte)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Mexican Mint (Casa de Moneda de México), Mexico, Mexico (1535-date) Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) Tower Mint, London, United Kingdom (1976-date)
Mintage
1983 - (Tower mark, London) Proof - 1 600 1983 - British Royal Mint (UK) - 4 998 000 1983 - Tower mark, London - 4 000 000 1984 Mo - Casa de Moneda de México - 15 000 000 1984 Mo - coarse reeding; Proof - 1 600 1986 - Proof - 1 600 1986 - Royal Canadian Mint - 15 515 000 1987 - Proof; Royal Mint - 1 700 1987 - Royal Canadian Mint - 20 000 000