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10 Pesos Capilla de San Andrés
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 10 Pesos |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter perspective view of the Capilla San Andrés (St. Andrew's Chapel), one of the colonial-era churches of the Dominican Republic, occupies the central field. The low-relief depiction renders the chapel's simple rectangular nave, arched entrance portal, bell tower, and Colonial Spanish architectural details with precision against a mirror-polished background. The series title IGLESIAS COLONIALES arches above the building along the upper periphery, while the specific chapel name CAPILLA SAN ANDRÉS curves along the lower periphery. All inscriptions are in capital Latin letters. |
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| Reverse lettering | IGLESIAS COLONIALES CAPILLA SAN ANDRÉS (Translation: Colonial Churches St. Andrew's Chapel) |
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Issued as part of a Dominican commemorative series documenting the country's colonial religious architecture, this piece honors the Capilla de San Andrés, one of the earliest Christian chapels constructed in the Americas. The chapel dates to the sixteenth century and stands in the Cibao region, its survival through centuries of earthquakes, hurricanes, and political upheaval making it an unusually durable remnant of early Spanish colonial presence on Hispaniola.
The .999 fine silver specification at this weight places it firmly in the small-format commemorative category — produced for collectors rather than circulation, with mintages kept deliberately limited.