1955 Dominican Silver Peso (Trujillo)

Obverse
1955 Dominican Silver Peso (Trujillo) (Obverse)

Reverse
1955 Dominican Silver Peso (Trujillo) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Dominican Republic 
Period:  Republic 
Face value:  1 Peso 
Date:  1955 
Purpose:  Circulation 
Subject:  25th Anniversary of Trujillo Regime 
 
Obverse:  National arms 
Legend:  DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD REPUBLICA DOMINICANA 
 
Reverse:  Bust facing right divides date and denomination 
Legend:  UN PESO 26.7 GRAMOS 19 55 25 ANIVERSARIO DE LA ERA DE TRUJILLO 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 23 

Currency
Unit:  Dominican Peso 
System:  2nd decimal reform 
 
Fractions:  100 Centavos = 1 Peso
 
Mint Marks: 
A - Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France
(a) - Berlin, Germany
(c) - Canada (maple leaf)
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
Mo - Mexico
(o) - Valcambi, Chiasso, Italy (CHI in oval)
(t) - Tower Mint, London, England

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Issue
Year: 
1955 
Mint:  Paris 
Mintage:  50,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS17)
Valuation: 
Notes:  30,550 were melted following Trujillo's assassination in 1961 

Specifications
Total Weight:  26.7000g (0.86 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9000 
Silver Content:  24.03g (0.77 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $31.33 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  38.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1955 50,000 $33.50 $36.50 $41.00 $46.50 $56
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