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10 pesos Oro
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 1962-1963 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette of Matías Ramón Mella, framed within an engraved border; the issuer name arcs across the top of the note, with the Central Bank seal positioned to the right of the portrait. Denomination numerals appear in all four corners and to the left of the vignette, while the value in words is rendered in letterpress at the lower center and upper right. Inscriptions identify the place of issue as Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, República Dominicana. |
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| Reverse description | Two circular vignettes flank the center: an allegorical Native American head representing Liberty on one side and the Dominican coat of arms on the other, both set within engraved circular frames. The issuer name is inscribed across the top, with denomination in words and numerals repeated in all four corners and at the center and base of the design. The overall layout reflects the symmetrical guilloche-work typical of American Bank Note Company engraving of the period. |
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The signature change between the 1962 and 1963 printings reflects real political turbulence. Rafael Trujillo had been assassinated in May 1961, and the Dominican Republic spent the following two years cycling through provisional governments and juntas before Juan Bosch won the December 1962 elections — only to be deposed by military coup in September 1963. The two signature pairs on this note bracket almost exactly that window of instability.
American Bank Note Company handled Dominican currency throughout this period. The series numbering makes the split clean: the Gómez/Tavares signing accounts for roughly 3.2 million notes, the Fernandez/Casals Victoria run a further million.