Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Centavos Essai
| Issuer | Dominican Republic (1844-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1877 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The Dominican Republic coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting crossed flags and a Bible surmounted by a cross, flanked by a laurel branch to the left and a palm branch to the right, tied at the base. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle. The legend REPUBLICA DOMINICANA arcs along the upper periphery, with a small five-pointed star positioned at the base below the inner beading. The overall execution is crisp and characteristic of a proof essai strike. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ★ DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAT ★ 2 CENTAVOS 1877 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Dominican Republic's 1877 essai coinage was produced in Paris as part of a broader push to establish a formal national currency system, decades after independence from Haiti in 1844. Essai strikes of this period were typically produced by the Monnaie de Paris for government approval before authorizing full production runs — in this case, no regular-issue 2 centavos in bronze followed for this date, making the essai the only surviving documentation of the proposal.