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10 Pesos First silver extraction from Pueblo Viejo Mine
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national Coat of Arms of the Dominican Republic is depicted centrally, featuring a shield supported by a laurel branch on the left and a palm branch on the right, surmounted by a blue ribbon above and a red ribbon below. The shield bears a cross with the national flag design and an open Bible at its center. The encircling legend reads DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, with the commemorative inscription PLATA INICIAL EXPLOTACION MINA PUEBLO VIEJO and the date 1975 also appearing within the peripheral legend. A beaded inner border frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized Taíno zemí figurine, representing pre-Columbian indigenous art of the Caribbean, is depicted in high relief at the center of the field. The anthropomorphic idol stands frontally with exaggerated facial features, large circular eyes, a prominent headdress, and arms akimbo, rendered with fine incised surface detailing. The legend ARTE TAINO arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by a beaded border, while the denomination 10 to the left and PESOS to the right appear in the mid-field. The inscriptions 30 GRAMOS at lower left and LEY 900 at lower right indicate the coin's weight and fineness, with the date 1975 at the bottom exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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