Antique & New
Haiti Centime (Centimes); Denier (Deniers); Escalin;
Gourde; Sol, Dominican Republic Centavo (Centavos); Centesimo (Centesimos);
Franco; Peso; Real (Reales)
Currency Collections, Commemorative coins, Commemoratives, Mint and Proof sets
In the eighteen century Haitian silver pieces of 6, 12 and 25 centimes.,
50 and 100 centimes coins , followed by 1 and 2 centimes , 6¼ centimes and 6 centimes pieces.
Later bronze coins in denominations of 5, 10 and 20 centimes were issued.
Follwed by 1, 2, 10, 20 and 50
centimes and 1 gourde. 5 centimes coins in 1889.
Coin
production ceased entirely from 1908 until 1949, when 5 and 10 centimes coins
were again minted. followed by 20 centimes pieces , 50 centimes and 1 and 5 gourdes in 1995.
In the eighteen century only
¼ real denomination of coin was issued by the Dominican Republic before
decimalization. Decimalization introducted the 1, 2½ and 5 centavos.and 1¼ centavo coins After the franco was abandoned, silver coins were
introduced in denominations of 10 and 20 centavos, ½ and 1 peso.
In the nineteen century were issued 1, 5, 10, 25 centavos and ½
pesos with small numbers of 1 peso coins . Base metal replaced silver in the
higher denominations in 1967. Since 1991, coins of denominations of 5, 10 and 25
pesos have been issued.
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