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Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez

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ID Number: DB05-0132 Description: 1 Peso Country or State: Dominican Republic Year: 1993 Currency: Peso Obverse: The arms of the Dominican Republic with the denomination to the left and below Obverse Legend: 1 PESO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, DIOS PATRIA LIBERTA ...Read more



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ID Number: DB05-0132
Description: 1 Peso
Country or State: Dominican Republic
Year: 1993
Currency: Peso
Obverse: The arms of the Dominican Republic with the denomination to the left and below
Obverse Legend: 1 PESO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA, DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD
Reverse: Portrait of Juan Pablo Duarte y Diez (1813-1876), one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic, facing left and the date below with the inscription "DUARTE" either on the neck or on the side
Reverse Legend: PADRE DE LA PATRIA, DUARTE, 1993
Edge: Plain with 11 angles
Shape: Hendecagonal (11-sided)
Composition: Brass
Diameter: 25.0 mm
Thickness: 2.0 mm
Weight: 6.4900 grams
Mintage: 40,000,000 - Royal Canadian Mint (Canada)
Catalog Number: KM# 80.2

Juan Pablo Duarte y Díez (January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876) is one of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic. He was a visionary and liberal thinker who along with Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and Matías Ramón Mella is widely considered the architect of the Dominican Republic and its independence from Haitian rule in 1844. His aspiration was to help create a self-sufficient nation established on the liberal ideals of a democratic government.

The highest mountain in the Caribbean is named Pico Duarte in his honor, as are Juan Pablo Duarte Square in New York City, and many other noteworthy landmarks, suggesting the historical importance that Dominicans have given to this man. His vision for the country was quickly undermined by the conservative elites, who sought to align the new nation with colonial powers and turn back to traditional regionalism. Nevertheless, his democratic ideals, although never fully fleshed-out and somewhat imprecise, have served as guiding principles, mostly in theory, for most Dominican governments.