10 Pesos Catedral de Santo Domingo

The Catedral de Santo Domingo — formally the Catedral Primada de América — holds the distinction of being the oldest surviving cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1512 and consecrated in 1541. The Dominican Republic has leaned heavily on that "first" designation for commemorative coinage, and this 2000 issue arrived alongside a cluster of similar types tied to the millennium. KM#101 is a small-format silver piece with limited collector penetration outside the Caribbean market.