{"title":"Dominican Republic","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"dominican-republic-p-189a-50-pesos-dominicanos-2024-2025-new-central-bank-logo-1","title":"Dominican Republic P-189j 50 Pesos 2024—Oldest Cathedral in The Americas","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eColor:\u003c\/b\u003e Obverse — purple and violet with some blue tones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFront:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_la_Menor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCatedral Primada de América (Santa María la Menor)\u003c\/a\u003e, Santo Domingo — the first cathedral built in the Americas; mahogany blossom (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swietenia_mahagoni\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecaoba\u003c\/a\u003e); Central Bank arms; new BCRD tower-top logo upper right; tactile mark for the visually impaired upper left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBack:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bas%C3%ADlica_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_la_Altagracia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBasílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia\u003c\/a\u003e, Salvaleon de Higüey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/b\u003e Not specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 158 × 67 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/b\u003e Banco Central de la República Dominicana\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/b\u003e Casa de Moneda de Chile (CMCh), Santiago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/b\u003e No — current legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Gov. Héctor Valdez Albizu; Minister of Finance José Manuel Vicente Dubocq\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePeso Dominicano\u003c\/a\u003e (2011–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReferences:\u003c\/b\u003e P-189j; TBB B727g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Dominican Republic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCapital:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santo_Domingo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSanto Domingo\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~1.1 million; metro pop. ~3.3 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/b\u003e ~11.3 million (UN 2024) — similar to Ohio or Belgium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArea:\u003c\/b\u003e 48,671 km² (18,792 mi²) — roughly the size of Nova Scotia or Slovakia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e ~$24,000 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~90th out of 193 globally; the largest economy in the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/b\u003e Medical instruments, gold, cigars, cocoa, bananas, tourism services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBorders:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haiti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaiti\u003c\/a\u003e (shares the island of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hispaniola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHispaniola\u003c\/a\u003e); otherwise surrounded by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Sea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCaribbean Sea\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Ocean\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Spanish\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDominican Spanish\u003c\/a\u003e (~100%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haitian_Creole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaitian Creole\u003c\/a\u003e spoken by a significant Haitian immigrant community (~5–10%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTaíno\u003c\/a\u003e indigenous settlement — Hispaniola inhabited for thousands of years before European contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish colony (1492–1795) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christopher_Columbus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColumbus\u003c\/a\u003e landed on Hispaniola in 1492; Santo Domingo became the first permanent European city in the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench and Spanish partition (1697–1795) — western third ceded to France (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint-Domingue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint-Domingue\u003c\/a\u003e, later Haiti)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaitian rule (1822–1844) — the entire island unified under Haiti for 22 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFirst Dominican Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1844–1861) — independence declared from Haiti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpanish annexation (1861–1865) — briefly re-incorporated into Spain; reversed after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_Restoration_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWar of Restoration\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUS occupation (1916–1924) — American military administration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTrujillo dictatorship\u003c\/a\u003e (1930–1961) — one of the longest and most brutal dictatorships in Latin American history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fourth_Republic_(Dominican_Republic)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFourth Republic\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — \u003ci\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDominican Republic Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Dominican Republic shares one island with Haiti — and the contrast between the two halves is one of the starkest on earth. Same island, same colonial starting point, radically different outcomes: the DR has a GDP per capita roughly eight times that of Haiti. The border is one of the most economically asymmetric land borders in the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanto Domingo, shown on this note, was the first European city founded in the Americas — predating Havana, Mexico City, and Lima by decades. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colonial_City_of_Santo_Domingo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eColonial Zone\u003c\/a\u003e is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains the first cathedral, first university, first hospital, and first paved road in the New World.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rafael_Trujillo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRafael Trujillo\u003c\/a\u003e ruled for 31 years and renamed the capital city after himself (\u003ci\u003eCiudad Trujillo\u003c\/i\u003e). He ordered the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parsley_massacre\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParsley Massacre\u003c\/a\u003e of 1937, in which Dominican soldiers killed an estimated 20,000 Haitian migrants — using the Spanish word for parsley (\u003ci\u003eperejil\u003c\/i\u003e) as a shibboleth to identify Haitians by their accent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe DR is the most visited country in the Caribbean, receiving over 10 million tourists a year — more than Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico combined. Tourism accounts for roughly 17% of GDP.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball_in_the_Dominican_Republic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaseball\u003c\/a\u003e is the national religion. The DR produces more MLB players per capita than any other country — over 100 Dominicans are on active MLB rosters in a typical season, from a country of 11 million people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Oldest Cathedral in the Americas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe building on the obverse of this note is not just old — it is the \u003cb\u003eoldest surviving cathedral in the Western Hemisphere.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathedral_of_Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_la_Menor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSanta María la Menor\u003c\/a\u003e was begun in 1512 and completed in 1541, thirty years before the Spanish founded St. Augustine in Florida — the oldest city in the continental United States. It has survived hurricanes, pirate raids (including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Francis_Drake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrancis Drake\u003c\/a\u003e, who sacked Santo Domingo in 1586 and used the cathedral as his headquarters), earthquakes, and five centuries of Caribbean weather. It still holds Mass. \u003cb\u003ePlacing it on the 50-peso note is a statement of civilisational priority:\u003c\/b\u003e the Dominican Republic was not a backwater of the colonial world — it was its first capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe back: a basilica built where the Virgin appeared\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bas%C3%ADlica_de_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_la_Altagracia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBasílica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia\u003c\/a\u003e in Higüey is the spiritual heart of the Dominican Republic. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Our_Lady_of_Altagracia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOur Lady of Altagracia\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003ci\u003eLa Altagracia\u003c\/i\u003e — is the patron saint of the country, and her feast day on 21 January draws over a million pilgrims annually to this basilica. The modern structure, completed in 1971 and designed by French architects \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andr%C3%A9_Jacques_Dunoyer_de_Segonzac\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDunoyer de Segonzac\u003c\/a\u003e and Henri Capron, is one of the most architecturally distinctive churches in Latin America — its soaring parabolic arch visible from miles away. \u003cb\u003eFront and back of this note together tell the full arc of Dominican faith:\u003c\/b\u003e the colonial cathedral where it began, and the modern basilica where it lives today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes P-189j different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2024-dated issue (released 2025) is the latest in a long-running series — but it carries a specific distinguishing feature: the addition of the \u003cb\u003eBCRD tower-top logo\u003c\/b\u003e in the upper right of the obverse, absent from the P-189 issues prior to 2017.  It is printed by \u003cb\u003eCasa de Moneda de Chile\u003c\/b\u003e, one of four different security printers used across the P-189 series (alongside De La Rue, Giesecke+Devrient, and the Polish Security Printing Works) — making printer identification a genuine collecting sub-specialty within this type. The 2025 release date makes this among the freshest Dominican notes in circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn the first city of the Americas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a UNC note from the newest issue of one of the Caribbean's most historically loaded denominations. \u003cb\u003eTwo cathedrals, five centuries of history, one island that changed the world.\u003c\/b\u003e The mahogany blossom in the corner is the national flower — the same tree that furnished the great houses of Europe and was nearly logged to extinction in the process. Even the flora on this note has a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColumbus landed here first. The New World started here. The note is three dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51545165136183,"sku":"DO189jU","price":2.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/189-2024o.jpg?v=1775841241"},{"product_id":"dominican-republic-coins-km-88-or-km-89-50-pesos-1997-2002-2020-vf-or-xf-bimetallic-sanchez","title":"Dominican Republic KM#89 5 Pesos 2002–2020 UNC—Bimetallic—Sánchez","description":"\u003cp\u003eA workhorse of Caribbean commerce and a quiet tribute to one of the Dominican Republic's most consequential founding fathers, this bimetallic 5 Pesos coin circulated for nearly two decades across three mints on two continents — a small coin with a surprisingly global biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e golden brass outer ring; silver-toned stainless steel center\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOuter ring: country name \u003cem\u003eREPUBLICA DOMINICANA\u003c\/em\u003e and year of issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInner ring: coat of arms of the Dominican Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDenomination: \u003cem\u003e5 PESOS\u003c\/em\u003e inscribed below the coat of arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMotto: \u003cem\u003eDIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD\u003c\/em\u003e (God, Fatherland, Liberty) on the shield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eReverse\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e silver-toned stainless steel center; golden brass outer ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePortrait of \u003cstrong\u003eFrancisco del Rosario Sánchez\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the three founding fathers of the Dominican Republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eName \u003cem\u003eSANCHEZ\u003c\/em\u003e inscribed below the portrait\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIssuer legend above: \u003cem\u003eBANCO CENTRAL DE REPUBLICA DOMINICANA\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYear of issue below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e2008 non-magnetic (N#220030)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003e2002–2020 magnetic — this coin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Key differences on the reverse: larger hole in the \"P\" of PESOS; dots closer to lettering; wider date; shorter shield with fewer bars on the coat of arms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e KM#89; Schön#149; Numista \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/numista.com\/2504\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eN#2504\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bimetallic — stainless steel center in brass ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.0 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 23 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.15 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 reeded segments\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrientation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coin alignment ↑↓\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Banco Central de la República Dominicana\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMints:\u003c\/strong\u003e Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg); Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska, Warsaw); Royal Mint of Madrid (Real Casa de la Moneda)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYears issued:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dominican_peso\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDominican Peso\u003c\/a\u003e remains legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peso Dominicano (DOP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Dominican Republic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eSanto Domingo\u003c\/em\u003e, the capital, named after Saint Dominic of Guzmán by Spanish colonizers in 1496 — making it the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santo Domingo (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro pop. ~3.3 million)\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Named for Saint Dominic (Domingo in Spanish), founder of the Dominican Order, by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~11.3 million (UN 2024) — comparable to Ohio or Portugal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48,671 km² (18,792 mi²) — slightly larger than Vermont and New Hampshire combined; similar to Slovakia\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$24,000 (IMF 2024) — one of the highest in the Caribbean\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold, medical instruments, cigars, cocoa, bananas, electrical equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e Haiti (west); Atlantic Ocean (north); Caribbean Sea (south and east) — shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Multiracial_Dominicans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMultiracial\/Mixed\u003c\/a\u003e (~70%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Afro-Dominicans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfro-Dominican\u003c\/a\u003e (~18%); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Dominicans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhite Dominican\u003c\/a\u003e (~12%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1945, founding member); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Organization_of_American_States\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOAS\u003c\/a\u003e (1948, founding member); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CARICOM\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCARICOM\u003c\/a\u003e (observer); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Trade_Organization\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWTO\u003c\/a\u003e (1995); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAFTA-DR\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCAFTA-DR\u003c\/a\u003e (2007)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ta%C3%ADno\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTaíno\u003c\/a\u003e indigenous peoples — inhabited Hispaniola for centuries before European contact\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish colony (1496–1795) — first permanent European settlement in the Americas; Columbus's brother founded Santo Domingo\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFrench control (1795–1809) — ceded by Spain via Treaty of Basel\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish restoration (1809–1821)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eHaitian unification (1822–1844) — Haiti occupied and unified the island\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndependence (1844)\u003c\/strong\u003e — declared by the \u003cem\u003eTrinitaria\u003c\/em\u003e movement; Sánchez, Duarte, and Mella are the three founding fathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSpanish annexation (1861–1865) — briefly re-annexed; reversed by the War of Restoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eUS occupation (1916–1924)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eTrujillo dictatorship (1930–1961) — one of the longest and most brutal dictatorships in Latin American history\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFourth Republic (1966–present) — this coin issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDominican Republic Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Dominican Republic is the most visited country in the Caribbean, drawing over 10 million tourists annually — yet most visitors never leave the resort zones and see almost none of the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIt is the only country in the world with a Bible on its flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe DR produces more Major League Baseball players per capita than any other country on Earth — over 100 active MLB players at any given time\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDictator Rafael Trujillo renamed the capital city \u003cem\u003eCiudad Trujillo\u003c\/em\u003e after himself; it was renamed back to Santo Domingo after his assassination in 1961\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe country shares Hispaniola with Haiti — the two nations have dramatically different deforestation rates, visible from satellite: the Dominican side is green, the Haitian side is largely bare\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe DR has the largest gold mine in Latin America (Pueblo Viejo), operated by Barrick Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAmber from the Dominican Republic is among the most scientifically valuable in the world — it frequently contains perfectly preserved prehistoric insects, some 15–45 million years old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Man on the Coin: Francisco del Rosario Sánchez\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancisco del Rosario Sánchez was not the most famous of the Dominican founding fathers — that title belongs to Juan Pablo Duarte — but he may have been the most indispensable. \u003cstrong\u003eWhen Duarte was exiled by political rivals in 1843, it was Sánchez who held the independence movement together.\u003c\/strong\u003e On February 27, 1844, it was Sánchez who raised the Dominican flag at the Puerta del Conde gate in Santo Domingo, declaring independence from Haiti. He was 28 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSánchez spent the rest of his life fighting for Dominican sovereignty — against Haitian reconquest, against Spanish re-annexation, and against the political factions that repeatedly exiled him. He was captured by Spanish forces in 1861 and executed by firing squad. He was 45. \u003cstrong\u003eHis face on this coin is a reminder that republics are not founded by committees — they are founded by people willing to die for an idea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThree Mints, One Coin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew circulation coins of this denomination travel as far as this one did before reaching your hands. The KM#89 5 Pesos was struck at the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Canadian Mint in Winnipeg\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eMint of Poland in Warsaw\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Mint of Madrid\u003c\/strong\u003e — three of the world's most respected minting facilities, across three countries, over nearly two decades. The 2002 issue alone had a mintage of 40 million pieces. The 2017 issue, struck in Madrid, had its mintage folded into KM#125. Each year and mint carries its own subtle story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMagnetic or Not? It Matters.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2008 issue exists in two distinct varieties — magnetic and non-magnetic — with differences subtle enough that Numista users have documented them in forensic detail. \u003cstrong\u003eThe magnetic coin (this listing) has a larger hole in the \"P\" of PESOS, a wider date, a shorter shield, and dots positioned closer to the lettering on the reverse.\u003c\/strong\u003e Without a magnet, you can still tell them apart — but you have to know what to look for. That's the kind of detail that separates a casual accumulator from a serious collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOwn this coin and own a piece of Caribbean numismatic history — a bimetallic workhorse that crossed three continents in production and carries the face of a man who changed the course of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52110595096887,"sku":"DO89UNC","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/KM89o.jpg?v=1778603021"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/dominican-republic.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}