Catalog
25 Pesos
| Issuer | Banco Central de la República Dominicana |
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| Year | 2005-2017 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Dominican Republic is prominently displayed in the center of the field, featuring the traditional quartered shield surmounted by a cross, flanked by laurel and palm branches, with a ribbon below. The country name REPUBLICA DOMINICANA arcs along the upper legend, while the national motto DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD appears within the design. The denomination 25 PESOS is inscribed to the lower left, with REPUBLICA DOMINICANA repeated as part of the surrounding legend. |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Royal Canadian Mint - 35,000 2008 - Royal Mint of Spain - 15,000,000 2010 - Royal Mint of Spain - 20,000,000 2015 - Casa de Moneda de Chile - 2016 - Paris Mint - 2017 - - |
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The Banco Central de la República Dominicana consolidated its bimetallic and multi-denomination coinage series in the early 2000s following a severe banking crisis in 2003–2004 that wiped out three major private banks and briefly sent inflation above 40 percent. The 25 Pesos emerged from that restructuring as the highest-denomination coin in regular circulation — a direct consequence of the peso's diminished purchasing power making smaller denominations functionally useless for everyday transactions.
Copper-nickel was chosen over bimetallic construction largely on cost grounds, keeping production viable during a period when the central bank's reserves remained under pressure well into the mid-2000s.