50 Centavos, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic, 1962 (Pick 89)

This 50 Centavos note was issued in Dominican Republic by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, dated 1962. It belongs to the Peso oro (1937-2009)/Peso Dominicano (2011-present) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Third Republic (1922-1965). It measures 118 × 54 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 89.

Obverse: Red near edges, brown images and text within. Portrait of the Palacio Nacional building in round frame. Issuer name on top, face value in letters over numbers on all four corners, in letters below and to right of image. Central Bank coat of arms to left. Brown serial # with letter prefix on top right. Signatures of Governor and Secretary of the Bank. Its lettering reads “50 CENTAVOS / BANCO CENTRAL de la REPUBLICA DOMINICANA / SANTO DOMINGO / DISTRITO NACIONAL / REPUBLICA DOMINICANA / CINCUENTA CENTAVOS ORO / ESTE BILLETE TIENE FUERZA / LIBERATORIA PARA EL PAGO DE TODAS LAS / OBLIGACIONES PUBLICAS O PRIVADAS / SEGUN EL ART. 5 DE LA LEY MONETARIA / PALACIO NACIONAL / CINCUENTA CENTAVOS ORO”. Translation given in the catalogue: “50 Cents Central Bank of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, National District, Dominican Republic Fifty Cents Oro This note has liberatory force for payment of all obligations, public or private, accordingly to article# 5 of Currency Law National ”.

Reverse: No image. Issuer name on top, face value in numbers on all four corners, full face value in letter over numbers at center. Its lettering reads “BANCO CENTRAL DE LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANA / 0.50 / CINCUENTA CENTAVOS ORO”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of the Dominican Republic 0.50 Fifty cents Oro”. The note was printed by American Banknote Corporation (American Bank Note Company), United States (1795-date).

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.