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5 Centavos Restoration of the Republic
| Issuer | Dominican Republic (1844-date) |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Value | 5 Centavos |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing bust of an indigenous woman personifying Liberty dominates the central field, her hair dressed in a traditional style. The designer's initials HP appear to the right of the bust. The denomination 5 CENTAVOS is inscribed in the upper circular legend, while the weight specification 5 GRAMOS and the legend LIBERTAD appear in the lower portion, along with the date 1963. The overall design reflects the classical allegorical style common to mid-twentieth-century Latin American coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | * 5 CENTAVOS * * 5 GRAMOS * LIBERTAD HP 1963 (Translation: 5 centavos 5 grams Liberty HP 1963) |
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The "Restauración de la República" designation commemorates the 1865 expulsion of Spanish forces following the War of Restoration — a conflict that ended Spain's brief re-annexation of the Dominican Republic, the only case in Latin American history of a former colony voluntarily reverting to colonial status and then fighting its way back out. The 1963 issue lands in politically volatile ground: that year saw the democratic presidency of Juan Bosch, the first freely elected Dominican president in nearly four decades, overthrown by military coup just seven months after taking office.