{"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\/products\/dominican-republic-coins-km-88-or-km-89-50-pesos-1997-2002-2020-vf-or-xf-bimetallic-sanchez","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}