Country of Origin: Dominican Republic
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CENTENNIAL OF THE DEATH OF JUAN PABLO DUARTE (1876-1976)
GOLD TWO-HUNDRED PESO COIN
OBV: NATIONAL ARMS, DATE BELOW.
REV: HEAD FACING, DIVIDES DENOMINATION; NAME ABOVE, DATES BELOW.
DUARTE WAS ONE OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S FOUNDING FATHERS AND ARCHITECT OF ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM HAITIAN RULE. HE WAS FORCED INTO EXILE WHEN DICTATOR PEDRO SANTANA TOOK OVER, AND EVENTUALLY DIED IN CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
KM # 47
CONTAINS 31.0 GRAMS OF .800 FINE GOLD (.80 OZ AGW)
34 MM IN DIAMETER
ONLY 1,000 MINTED
